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Stephen Reed Pattison v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-2580 · judgment May 11, 2026
Pending
Question presented
- In a criminal matter where the District Court more than doubled the agreed upon Guidelines range, whether this Court should resolve the Circuit split as to what “similar” uncharged prior conduct under U.S.S.G. §4A1.3(a)(2)(E) means and whether the carefully delineated §4A1.3(a)(2) list was meant to be an exclusive itemization of examples despite the use of the word, “may,” as these issues continue to impact defendants who were sentenced pursuant to this upward departure prior to the November 2025 amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
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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
Proceedings
- Oct 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 08 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 07 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2026)