No. 21-6687
Rory Lee Zirkelbach v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3582 career-offender district-court-discretion extraordinary-and-compelling extraordinary-reasons sentence-reduction sentencing-disparity sentencing-error sentencing-guideline statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2022-01-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the district court err when it imposed an extratextual limitation on its statutory authority to determine what amounts to an "extraordinary and compelling reason" for a sentence reduction by concluding that a sentencing error and disparity cannot be the basis for a motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(l)(A)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a sentencing error and resulting disparity can constitute an 'extraordinary and compelling reason' for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)
Docket Entries
2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2022-01-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2022)
Attorneys
Rory Zirkelbach
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent