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United States v. Sims

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
17-766 8th Cir. Oct 9, 2018 Dec 10, 2018 9-0 Breyer OT 2018

Holding: The term “burglary” in the Armed Career Criminal Act includes burglary of a structure or vehicle that has been adapted or is customarily used for overnight accommodation.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Breyer on December 10, 2018.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Oct 20 2017Application (17A447) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until December 1, 2017.
Oct 20 2017Application (17A447) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 1, 2017 to December 1, 2017, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Nov 21 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 26, 2017)
Dec 18 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 26, 2017 to January 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 22 2017Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 25, 2018.
Jan 19 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 25, 2018 to February 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 25 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 26, 2018.
Feb 23 2018Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Jason Sims.
Feb 23 2018Brief of respondent Jason Sims in opposition filed.
Mar 07 2018Reply of petitioner United States filed.
Mar 21 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
Apr 16 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
Apr 23 2018Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Apr 23 2018Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 17-765 is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Apr 23 2018Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 17-765. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 17-765. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the flings is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Jul 09 2018SET FOR ARGUMENT On Tuesday, October 9, 2018. VIDED.
Aug 03 2018CIRCULATED
Aug 07 2018Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Aug 14 2018Record received from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. 1 Envelope.
Sep 26 2018Record received from the U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of Arkansas is electronic and located on PACER with the exception of SEALED documents that are electronic.
Oct 09 2018Argued. For petitioner: Erica Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Menlo Park, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) VIDED.
Dec 10 2018Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jan 11 2019JUDGMENT ISSUED.