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Bradley J. Harris v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10293 · judgment February 20, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Questions presented

QUESTSON(S) PRESENTED

  1. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in affirming the district court's denial of a sentence reduction under Amendment 821 despite procedural errors, including the use of an erroneous probation worksheet contain­ ing factually incorrect information, as well as the district court willfully ignoring the Petitioner's initial motion filed on February 7, 2024.

  2. Whether the district court's blanket exclusion of offenders with specific enhancments contradicts the discretion provided to the Court for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) contradicting established precedent from Dillon v. United States and United States v. Torres-Aquino.

  3. Whether the district court erred by denying Petitioner's motion for sentence reductions without considering the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. 3553(a), despite the clear mandate of Dillon v. United States and United States v. Bravo, requiring court to weigh applic­ able policy statements and exercise discretion.

  4. Whether the Government's own Motion for Downward Departure Pursuant to USSG 5K1.1, which acknowledged specific offense; levels of 33, 34, and 35 as well as guideline ranges for the Petitioner, and as referenced the Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement, highlights the existence of discernible errors in the probation worksheet that the district court relied on in denying the Petitioner's motion. (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Bradley J. Harris

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 08 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Apr 04 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2025)