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Derick Irisha Brown v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-10870 · judgment December 31, 2025


4%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)

Roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and an Eleventh Circuit decision below.

Question presented

18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1) makes kidnapping a federal offense where the defendant uses “any means, facility, or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce.” The Question Presented is whether an automobile is per se an instrumentality of interstate commerce, which would make a federal offense of every kidnapping involving an automobile.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stuart Banner
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Aug 31 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 11, 2026.
  2. Aug 28 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2026 to September 11, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  3. Jul 24 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 2, 2026.
  4. Jul 22 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 3, 2026 to September 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  5. Jul 02 2026
    Brief amicus curiae of Professor Randy E. Barnett filed.
  6. Jul 02 2026
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
  7. Jun 25 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 3, 2026.
  8. Jun 23 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 2, 2026 to August 3, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. May 21 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2026)