Armstrong v. Securities and Exchange Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on March 9, 2020
Issues: (1) Whether the constitutional right to counsel of
choice extends to cases in which a criminal defendant’s
assets are frozen as part of a parallel civil enforcement
action; and (2) whether the failure to return untainted
personal property to a defendant violates the
constitutional guarantee of due process.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jun 27 2019 | Application (19A8) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 22, 2019 to September 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Ginsburg. |
| Jun 28 2019 | Application (19A8) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until September 20, 2019. |
| Sep 19 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2019) |
| Oct 07 2019 | Waiver of right of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. to respond filed. |
| Oct 23 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019. |
| Oct 31 2019 | Response Requested. (Due December 2, 2019) |
| Nov 26 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2019 to January 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Nov 27 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 2, 2020. |
| Dec 16 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2020 to February 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 17 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 3, 2020. |
| Feb 03 2020 | Brief of respondent Tancred Schiavoni, in his Capacity as Temporary Receiver in opposition filed. |
| Feb 03 2020 | Brief of respondents Securities and Exchange Commission, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Feb 18 2020 | Reply of petitioner Martin A. Armstrong filed. |
| Feb 19 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020. |
| Mar 09 2020 | Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Apr 03 2020 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Apr 15 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020. |
| May 04 2020 | Rehearing DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
