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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

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

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.
    Main Document
  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)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service