No. 21-7510

Ramon Lopez v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bureau-of-prisons compassionate-release criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing extraordinary-circumstances federal-corrections federal-sentencing-guidelines sentence-reduction sentencing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2022-04-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Criminal Defendants may use the "recently amended"
Compassionate Release Statute [18 U.S.C. Sec. 3582(c)(1)(A)]'to
reduce or correct an excessive, and/or defective or illegal
sentence as an extraordinary or compelling circumstances which
could not have been reasonably foreseen by the court at the time
of sentencing under the "Other Reasons" criteria set forth by the
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Federal Bureau of Prisons and/or the
Code of Federal Regulations.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Criminal Defendants may use the 'recently amended' Compassionate Release Statute to reduce or correct an excessive, and/or defective or illegal sentence

Docket Entries

2022-05-02
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
2022-04-06
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-03-31
Application (21A135) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 15, 2022.
2022-01-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 2, 2022)
2021-11-29
Application (21A135) to extend further the time from December 16, 2021 to January 15, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2021-11-05
Application (21A135) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 16, 2021.
2021-10-26
Application (21A135) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 16, 2021 to January 15, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Ramon Lopez
Ramon Lopez — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent