No. 21-6190

Joe Lewis Finley v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review criminal-justice-reform first-step-act section-404 sentencing substantive-reasonableness
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court's denial of a motion for relief from under Section 404 of the First Step Act is subject to substantive reasonableness review?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether a district court’s denial of a motion for relief from under Section 404 of the First Step Act is subject to substantive reasonableness review? i

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-05
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-12-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 5, 2022.
2021-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 6, 2021 to January 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2021)

Attorneys

Joe Finley
Adam Ryan NicholsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent