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Sean L. Hagins v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 24-2854 · judgment March 10, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 8, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Did the Third Circuit Court of Appeals err by failing to address the misapplication of binding circuit precedents in Sean L. Hagins* Motion for compassionate release, particularly the relevance of United States v. Ward, 590 F. 3d 179 (3rd Cir. 2010), as it pertains to his sentence classification as lawful?

  2. Does the refusal to recognize the implecations of Ward constitute a manifest injustice, requiring classification on what constitutes "extraordinary and compelling" circumstances for compassionate release?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sean Hagins

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 08 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 01 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2026.
  3. Dec 24 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  4. Dec 10 2025
    Brief of respondent United States filed.
  5. Nov 10 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 10, 2025.
  6. Nov 06 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 17, 2025 to December 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Oct 10 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 17, 2025.
  8. Oct 09 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 17, 2025 to November 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Sep 17 2025
    Response Requested. (Due October 17, 2025)
  10. Sep 11 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  11. Sep 05 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  12. May 14 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)