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Birt v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on June 21, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-291 3rd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether the term "covered offense" in the First Step Act of 2018 includes violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) involving crack cocaine to which apply the penalties in Subparagraph (b)(1)(C) (as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 4th and 7th Circuits have determined) or not (as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th Circuits have held).

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/01/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2020)
09/30/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 5, 2020 to November 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
10/02/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2020.
10/05/2020Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
10/05/2020Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
10/28/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2020 to November 18, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
10/29/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 18, 2020.
11/18/2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
11/19/2020Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5. filed.
11/24/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
11/24/2020Reply of petitioner Jamell Birt filed. (Distributed)
12/07/2020Supplemental brief of petitioner Jamell Birt filed. (Distributed)
01/04/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
03/15/2021Letter of March 15, 2021 from counsel for petitioner filed.
06/14/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
06/21/2021Petition DENIED.