No. 18-7454
Tyshaun St. Vallier v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3582 18-usc-3582(c)(2) constitutional-statutory-provisions district-court district-court-discretion lodestone lodestone-principle sentence-reduction sentence-reductions sentencing sentencing-decisions sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation third-circuit
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Are district courts required to maintain the Sentencing Guidelines as the lodestone of the sentencing decision when ruling on motions for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Are district courts required to maintain the Sentencing Guidelines as the lodestone of the sentencing decision when ruling on motions for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)?
Docket Entries
2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 15, 2019)
Attorneys
Tyshaun St. Vallier
Alison Brill — Office of the Federal Public Defender, D.N.J., Petitioner
Alison Brill — Office of the Federal Public Defender, D.N.J., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent