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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
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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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).
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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.
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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
- Apr 29 2024Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Apr 10 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
- Apr 05 2024Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 28 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)