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Bruce Stroud v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-11208 · judgment April 15, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Question presented
Whether a restitution order imposed as part of a federal criminal sentence and based on fact-findings made by the district court, rather than the jury, violates the fifth amendment indictment and notice guarantees and the sixth amendment jury trial guarantee.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Philip J. Lynch
Law Offices of Phil Lynch
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Dec 08 2025Reply of petitioner Bruce Stroud filed.
- Dec 01 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Oct 24 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 28, 2025.
- Oct 22 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2025 to November 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 29 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 29, 2025.
- Sep 26 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 28 2025Response Requested. (Due September 29, 2025)
- Jul 10 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 08 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 24, 2025)