No. 20-7522

Joshua R. Jones v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 28-usc-2255 career-offender criminal-sentencing johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states mandatory-guidelines residual-clause section-2255 sentencing-guidelines void-for-vagueness
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-06-24 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether, for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)(3), the new rule announced in Johnson applies to the identical residual clause in the mandatory guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 (2003)?

II. Whether the residual clause in the mandatory guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 (2003), is void for vagueness?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the new rule announced in Johnson v. United States applies to the identical residual clause in the mandatory guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 (2003)

Docket Entries

2021-06-28
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
2021-06-07
Reply of petitioner Joshua R. Jones filed. (Distributed)
2021-05-26
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2021-04-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 26, 2021.
2021-04-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 7, 2021 to May 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-04-07
Response Requested. (Due May 7, 2021)
2021-04-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
2021-03-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Joshua R. Jones
Jennifer Niles CoffinFederal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent