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Castaneda-Morales v. United States

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Petition granted, judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Sessions v. Dimaya on May 14, 2018.
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-8734 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2017

Issue: Whether, after the Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. United States — which held the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act’s “violent felony” definition to be unconstitutionally vague — 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) is unconstitutionally vague when it requires application of an indeterminate risk standard to the “ordinary case” of an individual’s prior conviction.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Apr 13 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2017)
May 10 2017Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 16, 2017.
Jun 08 2017Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 17, 2017.
Jul 17 2017Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
Aug 03 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/25/2017.
Apr 17 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
Apr 23 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/27/2018.
May 07 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
May 14 2018Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Sessions v. Dimaya, 584 U. S. ____ (2018).
Jun 15 2018JUDGMENT ISSUED.