No. 21-551

John J. Watford v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
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
Key Terms:
Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
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 MoranMcGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
John Savage MoranMcGuireWoods LLP, Amicus
FAMM and NACDL
Joshua Adam MatzKaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, Amicus
Joshua Adam MatzKaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, Amicus
John J. Watford
John GleesonDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
John GleesonDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent