No. 21-877

Ross Thacker v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 18-usc-3582c1a 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-law criminal-sentencing extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons federal-procedure first-step-act sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
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 18U.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 18U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1(A)(@).

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-28
Reply of petitioner Ross Thacker filed. (Distributed)
2022-02-14
Memorandum of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-01-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 14, 2022.
2022-01-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2022 to February 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 13, 2022)

Attorneys

Ross Thacker
John GleesonDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
John GleesonDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent