No. 22-7890

Christopher Ochoa v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3664 circuit-split criminal-restitution criminal-sentencing fraud joint-and-several-liability proline-precedent proline-v-united-states restitution-liability sentencing statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the discretion to order joint and several liability in restitution orders under 18 U.S.C. § 3664(h) limited by each defendant casual role in the casual process that underlies the victim's losses, as articulated by the Court's holding in Proline v United States, 572 U.S. 434 (2014), when the amount of restitution so large it is unlikely to be paid by any single defendant?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is the discretion to order joint and several liability in restitution orders under 18 U.S.C. § 3664(h) limited by each defendant casual role in the casual process that underlies the victim’s losses, as articulated by the Court’s holding in Proline v United States, 572 U.S. 434 (2014), when the amount of restitution so large it is unlikely to be paid by any single defendant? 1

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2023)

Attorneys

Christopher Ochoa
Robert Clayton AndrewsRobert C. Andrews Esquire, PC, Petitioner
Robert Clayton AndrewsRobert C. Andrews Esquire, PC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent