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Thomas Scott Perkins v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50600 · judgment June 30, 2025
Question presented
Whether the detailed Judiciary Sentencing Information (JSIN) statistics compiled by the United States Sentencing Commission are relevant to considering whether a defendant’s sentence creates an unwarranted sentencing disparity compared to similarly situated defendants under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Carl Richard Hennies
Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas
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 2 conferences
Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 29 2026Reply of petitioner Thomas Scott Perkins filed.
- Jan 23 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Dec 17 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 23, 2026.
- Dec 15 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 24, 2025 to January 23, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Nov 21 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 24, 2025.
- Nov 20 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 24, 2025 to December 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Oct 24 2025Response Requested. (Due November 24, 2025)
- Oct 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
- Oct 10 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 29 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 31, 2025)