No. 21-351

Courtney Wild v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (6)
Tags: alexander-v-sandoval crime-victims-rights-act enforcement federal-criminal-procedure judicial-enforcement non-prosecution-agreement pre-indictment prosecutorial-discretion rights-creating-language victim-rights
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA), 18 U.S.C. § 3771 (2004), a comprehensive bill of rights for federal crime victims with specific enforcement provisions, contains rights-creating language that allows crime victims to bring a suit to enforce their right to confer with prosecutors and other CVRA rights before the Government files a federal indictment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) allows crime victims to bring a suit to enforce their right to confer with prosecutors before the Government files a federal indictment

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Child USA GRANTED.
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-18
Reply of petitioner Courtney Wild filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2022-01-04
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2021-11-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 4, 2022.
2021-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 3, 2021 to January 4, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-10-04
Brief amici curiae of Senator Dianne Feinstein, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-10-04
Brief amicus curiae of ECPAT-USA filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-10-04
Brief amicus curiae of Legal Momentum filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-10-04
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Child USA.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2021-10-01
Brief amici curiae of National Crime Victim Law Institute and co-amici filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-09-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 3, 2021.
2021-09-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 4, 2021 to November 3, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-08-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2021)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Child USA
James R. Marsh — Marsh Law Firm PLlC, Amicus
Courtney Wild
Paul G. Cassell — Utah Appellate Project - S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, Petitioner
ECPAT-USA
Felicia H. Ellsworth — Amicus
Legal Momentum
Mary-Christine Sungaila — Buchalter. A Professional Corporation, Amicus
National Crime Victim Law Institute and co-amici
Margaret Garvin — National Crime Victim Law Institute, Amicus
Senator Dianne Feinstein, et al.
Allyson Ho — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent