No. 24-6633

Clevon Webster v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: None
Latest Conference: 2025-03-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

STION PRESEN TED In its decision below, the Eleventh Circuit held that the gove rnment tolls – i.e. susp ends – the statute of limitations by filing an informati on in the district cour t, even when it fails to gi ve a de fendant any noti ce of this filing. The Eleventh Circuit also held that the word “institute” means that the filing of an informati on tolls the statute of limitations -regardless of whether a person char ged with a felony waived his right to prosecution by indictme nt. This latte r ruling is consi stent with holdi ngs in three othe r Circuits, but it is at odds wi th thi s Cour t’s interpretation of the wor d “institute” in Jaben v. Un ited States, 381 U.S. 214 (1965). All the above rulings confli ct with this Cour t’s oft-repeated principle that statute s of limitations should be liberally interpreted in favor of repose. This Cour t should grant certiorari review to addr ess the followi ng question: does the filing of an informati on toll the statute of limitations, even when the defendant received no notice of this informati on, and di d not wai ve prosecution by gr and jur y indictme nt? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2025-03-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-03-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2025)

Attorneys

Clevon Webster
Timothy ConeTimothy Cone, Esq., Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent