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Brandon Desmond Medford v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10685 · judgment May 20, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

Whether district courts must ever consider arguments for a lesser sentence based on a policy disagreement with the Guidelines?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kevin Joel Page

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 28 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 21 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Aug 14 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2025)