No. 21-6584

Gregory Donell Eatmon v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-13
Status: GVR
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 18-u.s.c.-3553(a) criminal-procedure district-court-discretion first-step-act section-404(b) sentencing sentencing-factors sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation u.s.-sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2022-06-29 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court must or may consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, including the current sentencing range established by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, when deciding whether to impose a reduced sentence under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED This Court recently granted certiorari in Concepcion v. United States, No. 201650, on the question of whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments. The question in Concepcion covers the question presented here: Whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” under Section 404(b), a district court must or may consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, including the current sentencing range established by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. i

Docket Entries

2022-08-01
JUDGMENT ISSUED
2022-06-30
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of <i>Concepcion</i> v. <i>United States</i>, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
2022-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2022.
2022-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-11
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2022-01-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 11, 2022.
2022-01-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 12, 2022 to February 11, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2022)

Attorneys

Gregory Donell Eatmon
Allison CaseFederal Public Defender Northern District of Alabama, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent