Couch v. United States
Petition for a writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit for further consideration in light of Ruan v. United States.
Issue: (1) Whether the trial court erred by conflating the valid defense of a crime as an element of that crime in its instruction to the jury regarding a physician alleged to have violated 21 U.S.C. " 841(a); and (2) whether the trial court erred by not explaining or adequately defining "good faith" in its instructions to the jury regarding a Controlled Substances Act case involving a physician.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/05/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2021) |
| 05/27/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 4, 2021 to July 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 05/28/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 7, 2021. |
| 07/07/2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED |
| 07/21/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
| 08/31/2021 | Reply of petitioner John Patrick Couch filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/04/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021. |
| 10/12/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021. |
| 10/25/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021. |
| 11/01/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021. |
| 06/29/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022. |
| 06/30/2022 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Xiulu Ruan v. United States, 597 U. S. ___ (2022). |
| 08/01/2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |