Longoria v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on March 22, 2021
Issue: Whether the government, at sentencing, may withhold a motion for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under the United States Sentencing Guideline " 3E1.1(b) " for the defendant who "has assisted authorities in the investigation or prosecution of his own misconduct by timely notifying authorities of his intention to enter a plea of guilty, thereby permitting the government to avoid preparing for trial and permitting the government and the court to allocate their resources efficiently" " on the ground that the defendant proceeded to a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/11/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 16, 2020) |
| 09/21/2020 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| 09/24/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020. |
| 10/05/2020 | Response Requested. (Due November 4, 2020) |
| 11/09/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 4, 2020 to December 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/10/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 4, 2020. |
| 11/24/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2020 to February 2, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 11/25/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 2, 2021. |
| 01/29/2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 02/10/2021 | Reply of petitioner Martin Longoria filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/18/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021. |
| 03/15/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| 03/22/2021 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |