No. 23-6907

Tryton Alonzo Thomas v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law agency-deference agency-interpretation criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing federal-sentencing-guidelines judicial-deference judicial-review kisor-v-wilkie sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2024-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the standard for triggering judicial deference to an agency's interpretation of its own regulations, as clarified in Kisor v. Wilkie, governs the extent to which courts must defer to the Sentencing Commission's interpretations of its own guidelines and policy statements for federal criminal sentencing?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the standard for triggering judicial deference to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulations, as clarified in Kisor v. Wilkie, 139 S. Ct. 2400 (2019), governs the extent to which courts must defer to the Sentencing Commission’s interpretations of its own guidelines and policy statements for federal criminal sentencing? 2

Docket Entries

2024-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-02-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)

Attorneys

Tryton Alonzo Thomas
Dustin TalbotFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Dustin TalbotFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent