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Rusty James Driscoll v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-3660 · judgment December 17, 2024

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

Whether District Court of South Dakota's Local Rules, 16.1 and 57.10, which restrict an inmate's ability to access and to personally possess his/her discovery material, violates an inmate's constitutional rights under the 5th and 6th Amendments to receive adequate notice of the charges against him/her, and/or to assist in his/her own defense. - . .. i

For petitioner
Rusty James Driscoll

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Oct 06 2025
Petition DENIED.
Jun 18 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Jun 10 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
May 23 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 3, 2025)
Petition Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Appendix Proof of Service