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Reyes-Romero v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on May 17, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-718 3rd Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether, when a district court considers awarding attorney"s fees and costs to a prevailing criminal defendant, the Hyde Amendment inquiry into whether "the position of the United States was vexatious, frivolous, or in bad faith" encompass actions of non-prosecutor government employees underlying the criminal case.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/20/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)
12/20/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 28, 2020 to January 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
12/22/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 27, 2021.
01/07/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 27, 2021 to February 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
01/11/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 26, 2021.
02/12/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 26, 2021 to March 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
02/16/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 26, 2021.
03/22/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2021 to April 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
03/23/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 23, 2021.
04/05/2021Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
04/20/2021Reply of petitioner Mario Nelson Reyes-Romero filed. (Distributed)
04/21/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
05/17/2021Petition DENIED.