No. 18-5052

Thomas Cureton v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-06-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 924(c) constitutional-vagueness crime-of-violence interstate-communication johnson-v-united-states ransom-request residual-clause section-924c unconstitutionally-vague
Key Terms:
DueProcess Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-11-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Mr. Cureton's § 924(c) conviction for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence must be vacated

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Mr. Cureton’s § 924(c) conviction for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence must be vacated because the Interstate Communication of Ransom Request offense underlying the § 924(c) conviction categorically fails to qualify as a crime of violence within the meaning of § 924(c)(3)(A) and the residual clause of § 924(c)(3)(B) is unconstitutionally vague under Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015)? ii

Docket Entries

2018-12-03
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
2018-10-26
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2018-09-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 26, 2018.
2018-09-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 28, 2018 to October 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-08-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 28, 2018.
2018-08-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 29, 2018 to September 28, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 29, 2018.
2018-07-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 30, 2018 to August 29, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2018)

Attorneys

Thomas Cureton
Johanna Maria ChristiansenFederal Public Defender for the Central District of Illinois, Petitioner
Johanna Maria ChristiansenFederal Public Defender for the Central District of Illinois, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent