No. 23-354

Wolfgang Von Vader v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3582 changes-in-law criminal-sentencing extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons extraordinary-circumstances federal-criminal-law judicial-discretion sentence-modification sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-11-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether courts may consider changes in the law in assessing whether 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' warrant a sentence reduction under section 3582(c)(1)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) provides a “safety valve” through which courts may reduce a defendant’s previously imposed sentence when “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction.” The question presented is: Whether courts may consider changes in the law in assessing whether “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant a sentence reduction under section 3582(c)(1)(A).

Docket Entries

2023-11-06
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2023-10-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023.
2023-10-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-09-29
2023-07-06
Application (23A10) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until September 29, 2023.
2023-06-30
Application (23A10) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 1, 2023 to September 29, 2023, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Wolfgang Von Vader
Sarah Patricia HogarthMcDermott Will & Emery LLP, Petitioner
Sarah Patricia HogarthMcDermott Will & Emery LLP, Petitioner