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James T. Foster v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-13454 · judgment May 2, 2024


Certiorari denied · November 4, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the eleventh circuit erred in affirming the district court’s denial of Foster’s objection to the enhancement for obstruction of justice.

  2. Whether certiorari review should be granted where the eleventh circuit erred in affirming Foster’s sentence where Foster’s sentence was unreasonable in light of the statutory sentencing factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)-(f) and principles applied by the advisory federal sentencing guidelines.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Jonathon Joffe
Joffe Law, P.A.

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 04 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 09 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
  3. Oct 03 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Sep 23 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2024)