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Richard Dewayne Lewis v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-4291 · judgment January 21, 2026


Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026

Question presented

Whether an intervening decision of this Court that renders a court of appeals' judgment demonstrably wrong can constitute an “extraordinary circumstance” warranting recall of the mandate under Calderon v. Thompson, 523 U.S. 538 (1998), and if so, whether the court of appeals abused its discretion by denying recall where the petitioner was diligent, the sentence is still executory, and no reliance or finality interest weighs against recall. -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joseph Stephen Camden
Office of the Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 22 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 03 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
  3. May 26 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Apr 21 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2026)