No. 24-675

Joseph R. Johnson, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: certificate-of-innocence federal-damages legal-standard prosecutorial-discretion statutory-interpretation unjust-conviction
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a petitioner has satisfied the third element of Section 2513(a) when he did not engage in misconduct or neglect that proximately caused his prosecution.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a petitioner has satisfied the third element of Section 2513(a) when he did not engage in misconduct or neglect that proximately caused his prosecution

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-09
Reply of Joseph Johnson, Jr. submitted.
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2025-04-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-04-09
Reply of petitioner Joseph Johnson, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
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2025-03-24
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
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2025-03-24
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
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2025-02-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 24, 2025.
2025-02-04
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
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2025-02-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 21, 2025 to March 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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2025-01-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 21, 2025.
2025-01-16
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
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2025-01-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 22, 2025 to February 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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2024-12-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2025)
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2024-11-12
Application (24A472) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 19, 2024.
2024-11-07
Application (24A472) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 19, 2024 to December 19, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Attorneys

Joseph Johnson, Jr.
Kannon K. Shanmugam — Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent