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