No. 24-5433
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: circuit-split district-court judicial-discretion legal-interpretation procedural-error sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference:
2025-01-10
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court's failure to follow the plain language of the Sentencing Guidelines constitutes an incorrect application of the Sentencing Guidelines
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court’s failure to follow the plain language of the Sentencing Guidelines constitutes an incorrect application of the Sentencing Guidelines. i
Docket Entries
2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-04
Reply of petitioner David Houston Vargas filed. (Distributed)
2024-11-20
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2024-10-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 20, 2024.
2024-10-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2024 to November 20, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-09-20
Response Requested. (Due October 21, 2024)
2024-09-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-09-18
Supplemental brief of petitioner David Houston Vargas filed.
2024-09-12
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2024)
2024-07-26
Application (24A85) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until August 28, 2024.
2024-07-19
Application (24A85) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2024 to September 27, 2024, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Attorneys
David Houston Vargas
Jessica Stengel — Utah Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent