No. 24-6126
Joel S. Elliott v. United States
Tags: circuit-split discretionary-sentence extraordinary-compelling-reasons federal-criminal-law sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2025-05-22
(distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a combination of 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) can include reasons also alleged as grounds for vacatur under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED This case presents an important question of statutory interpretation involving a frequently litigated provision of federal criminal sentencing law, and on which the circuits have intractably split, namely: Whether a combination of “extraordinary and compelling reasons” that may warrant a discretionary sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(¢)(1)(A) can include reasons that may also be alleged as grounds for vacatur of a sentence under 28 USS.C. § 2255? i
Docket Entries
2025-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
2025-05-08
Reply of petitioner Joel Elliott filed. (Distributed)
2025-05-08
Reply of Joel Elliott submitted.
2025-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-09
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-04-09
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-03-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 9, 2025.
2025-03-03
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-03-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 10, 2025 to April 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-01-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 10, 2025.
2025-01-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 7, 2025 to March 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-01-29
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-01-08
Response Requested. (Due February 7, 2025)
2025-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-31
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 10, 2025)
Attorneys
Joel Elliott
John Carl Arceci — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor Kaba — Hueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent