No. 21-5603

Alphonse Gainer v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appeal appellate-discretion criminal-justice criminal-sentencing eleventh-circuit first-step-act motion-for-reconsideration motion-reconsideration sentence-reduction sentencing
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit abused its discretion in denying Gainer's Motion for Reconsideration of Denial of His Appeal Re: Motion for Sentence Reduction pursuant to Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit abused its discretion in denying Gainer's Motion for Reconsideration of Denial of His Appeal Re: Motion for Sentence Reduction pursuant to Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-09-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Alphonse Gainer
Alphonse Gainer — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent