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Nita Patel, et vir v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 23-2418, 23-2795 · judgment October 17, 2025
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment protects the right to assistance of counsel regarding a collateral consequence of a guilty plea, when the consequence is both sufficiently intertwined with the conviction and sufficiently severe.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mark E. Cedrone
Saxton & Stump
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A1098
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 17 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 11 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2026)
- Apr 07 2026Application (25A1098) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 16, 2026.
- Apr 02 2026Application (25A1098) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 16, 2026 to June 15, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.