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Nordlicht v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on October 3, 2022

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-1319 N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: Whether district courts have discretion to weigh the evidence, including the credibility of witnesses, when deciding to grant a new trial under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33, or whether they must defer to the jury"s view of the evidence unless the evidence is patently incredible, defies physical realities, or is similarly flawed.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/29/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 4, 2022)
04/28/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 4, 2022 to June 3, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
04/29/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 3, 2022.
05/04/2022Brief amicus curiae of Professor Jennifer L. Mascott filed.
05/26/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 3, 2022 to July 6, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
05/27/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 6, 2022.
07/01/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 6, 2022 to July 27, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
07/05/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 27, 2022.
07/27/2022Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
08/10/2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
08/10/2022Reply of petitioners Mark Nordlicht, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/03/2022Petition DENIED.