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Nadarius Barnes v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-3062 · judgment June 25, 2025
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a Tenth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether, by entering a guilty plea, a defendant waives his right to appeal his conviction on the basis that the conduct admitted does not constitute the charged offense as a matter of law. (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Trial Lawyers for Justice
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
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Linked docket
25A591
Order
Order list, June 22, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 29 2026Reply of petitioner Nadarius Barnes filed. (Distributed)
- May 19 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Apr 29 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 19, 2026.
- Apr 28 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 1, 2026 to May 19, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Apr 01 2026Brief amicus curiae of Duke Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility filed.
- Mar 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 1, 2026.
- Mar 27 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2026 to May 1, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 02 2026Response Requested. (Due April 1, 2026)
- Feb 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Feb 20 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
- Nov 20 2025Application (25A591) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until February 4, 2026.
- Nov 17 2025Application (25A591) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 5, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.