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Oscar Amos Stilley v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 22-5113 · judgment October 16, 2023


Certiorari denied · April 29, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether or not 13 consecutive cross-designations of Oklahoma district judges, with apparent intent to issue new cross-designations each year, in perpetuity, are nevertheless “temporary” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 292(b).

  2. Whether a criminal defendant who is by the written admission of the government not guilty of the charge of the indictment, or of the theories of the government pretrial, may be imprisoned for an alleged violation of supervised release.

  3. Whether or not a circuit court, on its own motion and own initiative, may excuse both prosecutors and judges from compliance with ethical rules and their own oaths of office.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Oscar Amos Stilley

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 29 2024
    Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Apr 10 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
  3. Apr 05 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Feb 28 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)