No. 21-551
John J. Watford v. United States
Amici (2)
Tags: 18-usc-3582(c)(1)(a) 18-usc-924(c) 18-USC-924c circuit-split criminal-law extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons extraordinary-circumstances federal-sentencing sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference:
2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(@.
Docket Entries
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-22
Reply of petitioner John J. Watford filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-21
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period to distribute the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 filed.
2021-12-15
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-11-15
Brief amici curiae of American Conservative Union Foundation Nolan Center for Justice and the Cato Institute filed.
2021-11-12
Brief amici curiae of FAMM and NACDL filed.
2021-11-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2021.
2021-11-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-10-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2021)
Attorneys
American Conservative Union Foundation Nolan Center for Justice and the Cato Institute
John Savage Moran — McGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
John Savage Moran — McGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
FAMM and NACDL
Joshua Adam Matz — Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, Amicus
Joshua Adam Matz — Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, Amicus
John J. Watford
John Gleeson — Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
John Gleeson — Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent