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Soumya Rudra v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-3040 · judgment January 9, 2026
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a petition under 3,000 words.
Question presented
The questions presented for review are: I. Whether a rebuttable presumption standard of review should apply to a defendant’s appeal of his sentence challenging that the sentence is in violation of the 18 U.S.C.§3553(A). II. Whether the pattern of activity pursuant to U.S.S.G. §4B1.5(b)(1) applies to a sex offense case where the two criminal acts occurred close in time on the same afternoon; and; III. Whether U.S.S.G. §2G2.1 enhancement for use of a computer in a case involving child pornography is improper due to its inherent and nearly universal application in such cases resulting in a double counting for the same conduct?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kimberly Kendall Corral
Law Office of Kimberly Kendall Corral
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
Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Sep 10 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 09 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 28, 2026)