Hoffman v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on May 20, 2019
| Docket No. |
Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 18-1049 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2018 |
Issue: (1) Whether a federal court must grant a motion for judgment of acquittal when, construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, evidence of guilt and innocence is evenly balanced; and (2) whether a conviction for mail or wire fraud must be vacated when it is based on claims for benefits under an ambiguous regulatory scheme and the defendant acted consistently with an objectively reasonable interpretation of that scheme.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| 12/17/2018 | Application (18A638) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 8, 2019 to February 7, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| 12/18/2018 | Application (18A638) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 7, 2019. |
| 02/07/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2019) |
| 02/26/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Peter M. Hoffman, et al. |
| 03/05/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2019 to April 12, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/06/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 12, 2019. |
| 03/13/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Law Professors filed. |
| 03/13/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| 03/13/2019 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges filed. |
| 04/12/2019 | Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed. |
| 04/30/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019. |
| 04/30/2019 | Reply of petitioners Peter M. Hoffman, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/20/2019 | Petition DENIED. |
