No. 19-5962

David Tjader v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review circuit-court government-waiver plain-error plain-error-review sentencing supervised-release vagueness waiver waiver-doctrine
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Seventh Circuit errantly disregarded the government's waiver of a waiver argument and disallowed relief for a supervised release condition the government admitted was vague

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. By Disregarding the Government's Failure to Brief a Waiver Argument, Did the Seventh Circuit Errantly Look Past the Government’s Waiver of Waiver and Disallow Relief Even for a Supervised Release Condition the Government Admitted was Vague? II. By Using Mr. Tjader’s Silence at Sentencing to Find he Waived Appellate Challenges to Supervised Release Conditions, Did the Seventh Circuit Errantly Apply Waiver and Essentially Eliminate Plain Error Review of Supervised Release Conditions? ii

Docket Entries

2019-10-21
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-09-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-09-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2019)

Attorneys

David Tjader
Daniel HillisFederal Public Defender's Office for the Central District of Illinois, Petitioner
Daniel HillisFederal Public Defender's Office for the Central District of Illinois, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent