| No. 20-927 *** CAPITAL CASE *** |
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| Title: |
United States, Petitioner v. Dustin John Higgs |
| Docketed: | January 11, 2021 |
| Linked with: | 20A134 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-18) |
| Questions Presented | |
| Jan 11 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due February 10, 2021) |
| Jan 13 2021 | Brief of respondent Dustin John Higgs in opposition filed. |
| Jan 14 2021 | Application (20A134) to vacate stay, submitted to The Chief Justice. Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service |
| Jan 14 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. |
| Jan 15 2021 | Response to application from respondent Dustin John Higgs filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 15 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment GRANTED. The petition for writ of certiorari before judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is granted. The December 29, 2020 order of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland is reversed, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals with instructions to remand to the District Court for the prompt designation of Indiana under 18 U. S. C. ยง3596(a).
The application to vacate stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The January 13, 2021 order of the Court of Appeals granting a stay is vacated.
JUSTICE KAGAN would deny the petition for writ of certiorari before judgment and the application.
Justice Breyer, dissenting. (Detached Opinion). JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, dissenting. (Detached Opinion). |
| Jan 15 2021 | Application (20A134) referred to the Court. |
| Jan 15 2021 | Application (20A134) granted by the Court. The application to vacate stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The January 13, 2021 order of the Court of Appeals granting a stay is vacated. |
| Feb 16 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |