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Jordan v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 11, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-256 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether each separate conviction under 18 U.S.C. ยง 924(c)(1) " under which "any person who, during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime . . . uses or carries a firearm, or who, in furtherance of any such crime, possesses a firearm" commits an offense " requires only a separate predicate crime of violence or drug trafficking offense, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 3rd, 4th and 8th Circuits have held, or also requires a separate act of using, carrying or possessing a firearm, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th and District of Columbia Circuits have held.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/28/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2020)
09/25/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2020 to November 2, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
09/28/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2020.
10/01/2020Brief amicus curiae of FAMM filed.
10/01/2020Brief amici curiae of Howard University School of Law Human and Civil Rights Clinic; National Association for Public Defense filed.
10/20/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 2, 2020 to December 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
10/21/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 3, 2020.
12/03/2020Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
12/23/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
12/23/2020Reply of petitioner Zavian Munize Jordan filed. (Distributed)
01/11/2021Petition DENIED.