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Hombra Lavail Williams v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-1770 · judgment June 26, 2025

Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

Whether, in light of this Court's decision in Esteras v. United States, 145 S. Ct. 2031 (2025) and in order to maintain uniform application of this Court’s precedent, the Court should grant, vacate, and remand, because the district court considered, contrary to Esteras, the retributive factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A)—such as promoting respect for the law—when revoking or modifying a term of supervised release under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)?

For petitioner
Rockne Ole Cole
Cole Law Firm, PC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Jan 12 2026
Petition DENIED.
Dec 24 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Dec 05 2025
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Oct 29 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2025.
Oct 27 2025
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 06 2025
Response Requested. (Due November 5, 2025)
Sep 25 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Sep 23 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Aug 19 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count