Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari: I dissent for the reasons set out in Brown v. United States, 586 U. S. ___ (2018) (Sotomayor, J., dissenting).

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/5/2018.

Letter from the Solicitor General dated September 12, 2018 received. (Distributed)

Reply of petitioner Bobby Jo Gipson filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 25, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2018 to July 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 25, 2018.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 25, 2018 to June 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 25, 2018)

Bobby Jo Gipson, Petitioner, represented by Doris Randle-Holt

United States, Respondent, represented by Noel J. Francisco