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Lev Aslan Dermen v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-4074 · judgment July 9, 2025

Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether a federal court of appeals is categorically barred from finding plain error if circuits are split on the issue under review.

  2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) precludes the imposition of joint-and-several liability in forfeiture awards, consistent with this Court’s decision in Honeycutt v. United States, 581 U.S. 443 (2017).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Cameron Joseph Edward Pritchett
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 30 2026
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  3. Jan 21 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  4. Jan 13 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. Dec 29 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service