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Lorene Chittenden v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-6232 · judgment June 26, 2025


Certiorari denied · November 10, 2025

Question presented

In People v. Weeks 498 P. 142, 2021 CO 75, the court interpreted the restitution statute, 18-1.3-603, C.R.S. (2021). The court concluded that the restitution deadline may be extended only if, before the deadline expires, the court expressly finds good cause for doing so. It follows that neither a request for more time to determine the proposed amount of restitution nor an order granting such a request justifies extending the prosecution's deadline in subsection (2) or the court's deadline in subsection (1 )(b). The question presented is this: Should the fourth circuit ruling that Chittenden did not file a timely appeal apply since there has been an intervening change in the law recognizing an issue that was not previously available? Holland. 181 F. 3d 597, 605-06.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lorene Chittenden

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, November 10, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Nov 10 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 09 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
  3. Oct 07 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Sep 26 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2025)