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Benzo Elias Rudnikas v. Florida, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-13914 · judgment July 30, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether the decision issued by the Eleventh Circuit on July 30, 2025, dismissing Petitioner’s appeal, constituted such a substantial departure from the principles of party presentation as to warrant an exercise of this Court’s supervisory power?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Benzo Elias Rudnikas
For respondent
Jeffrey Paul DeSousa
Florida Office of the Attorney General
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A473
Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 09 2026Motion to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner.
- Jan 15 2026Letter from petitioner Benzo Elias Rudnikas received.
- Jan 14 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 05 2026Waiver of right of respondent State of Florida to respond filed.
- Nov 29 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)
- Oct 24 2025Application (25A473) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 27, 2025.
- Oct 18 2025Application (25A473) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 28, 2025 to November 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.