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Joquetta Riley v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50728 · judgment October 22, 2025
Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026
Question presented
To what extent may a defendant be held liable for the losses caused by the conduct of their co-conspirators under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Shannon Willis Locke
The Locke Law Group
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
Linked docket
25A781
Order
Order list, June 22, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 28 2026Reply of Joquetta Riley not accepted for filing. (To be resubmitted - June 02, 2026) (Brief exceeds the page limit - see 33.2 (b))
- May 28 2026Reply of petitioner Joquetta Riley filed. (Resubmitted)
- May 15 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 13 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 15, 2026.
- Apr 10 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 15, 2026 to May 15, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 16 2026Response Requested. (Due April 15, 2026)
- Mar 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Mar 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 19 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2026)
- Jan 06 2026Application (25A781) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 19, 2026.
- Dec 31 2025Application (25A781) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 20, 2026 to March 21, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.