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Matthew Lee Pelton v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-3242 · judgment September 19, 2025
Certiorari denied · March 30, 2026
Question presented
I. The question for this Court’s review is whether “quality of life losses” and “productivity losses” are properly awarded as criminal restitution pursuant to U.S.C. § 2259.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Darlene Bagley Comstedt
Law Office of Darlene Bagley Comstedt
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
Linked docket
25A679
Order
Order list, March 30, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 30 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
- Mar 05 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2026)
- Dec 10 2025Application (25A679) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 16, 2026.
- Dec 05 2025Application (25A679) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 18, 2025 to February 16, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.