No. 19-659
Miladis Salgado v. United States
Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 28-usc-2465 abuse-of-discretion civil-forfeiture claimant court-dismissal dismissal dismissal-without-prejudice federal-procedure judicial-discretion legal-prevailing-party prevail prevailing-party statutory-interpretation without-prejudice
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-04-03
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
When does a civil forfeiture claimant 'substantially prevail' under 28 U.S.C. § 2465(b)(1)?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. When does a civil forfeiture claimant “substantially prevail” under 28 U.S.C. § 2465(b)(1)? 2. In civil forfeiture lawsuits where a district court has ordered the United States to return the seized money and the lawsuit will never be refiled, is it an abuse of discretion for the dismissal to be without prejudice?
Docket Entries
2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-03-16
Reply of petitioner Miladis Salgado filed. (Distributed)
2020-02-28
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-02-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 28, 2020.
2020-02-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to February 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-01-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 20, 2020.
2020-01-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 21, 2020 to February 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-23
Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed.
2019-12-20
Response Requested. (Due January 21, 2020)
2019-12-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-17
Brief amicus curiae of Practicing Attorneys filed.
2019-12-17
Brief amicus curiae of Law and Economics Scholars filed.
2019-12-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-11-26
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Miladis Salgado.
2019-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2019)
2019-09-25
Application (19A321) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 21, 2019.
2019-09-17
Application (19A321) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 6, 2019 to November 21, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Law and Economics Scholars
Miladis Salgado
Justin Marc Pearson — lnstitute for Justice, Petitioner
Justin Marc Pearson — lnstitute for Justice, Petitioner
Practicing Attorneys
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent