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Brett Dewayne Cole v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-7077 · judgment December 24, 2025
Question presented
Whether acts of juvenile delinquency, which are defined not to be crimes by 18 U.S.C. § 5031, are “crimes” within the definition of “child molestation” in Federal Rule of Evidence 414(d)(2). LIST OF PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The parties to the proceeding are Petitioner Brett Dewayne Cole and Respondent the United States of America. There are no stock ticker symbols for these parties, and no corporate disclosure statement is required under Rule 29.6. LIST OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS There are no related proceedings.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Blain David Myhre
Blain Myhre, LLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Jul 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 06 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 17, 2026)
- Apr 10 2026Application (25A1100) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until June 9, 2026.
- Apr 03 2026Application (25A1100) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 10, 2026 to June 10, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.