No. 24-7183

James Little v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (5)IFP
Tags: appellate-review double-jeopardy executive-order january-6-offense presidential-pardon sentencing
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14 (distributed 5 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should this Court grant the petition, vacate the judgment below, and remand the case for further consideration of the government's pending motion to dismiss?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

James Little pled guilty to a single petty offense arising from the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. After a successful appeal challenging his initial sentence, Little was resentenced by the district court in January 2024. Little filed a second appeal, contending that the district court violated the double jeopardy clause —as interpreted by Ex parte Lange , 85 U.S. (18 Wall.) 163 (1873), and In re Bradley , 318 U.S. 50 (1943) —when it impos ed an increased prison sentence at resentencing . On December 20, 2024, the D.C. Circuit issued a published opinion that affirmed Little ’s sentence and rejected his double jeopardy argument. See United States v. Little , 123 F.4th 1360 (D.C. Cir. 2024). Then, on January 20, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled “Granting Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at Or Near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” Among other things, that Order directed the Attorney General to seek dismissal with prejudice of all pending cases against individuals for “conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.” In accord with the Executive Order ’s directive, the government filed a motion to dismiss the information in Little ’s case on February 27, 2025. The question presented is: Should this Court grant the petition, vacate the judgment below, and remand the case for further consideration of the government ’s pending motion to dismiss?

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-23
Supplemental Brief of James Little submitted.
2025-10-23
Letter of October 23, 2025 from counsel for petitioner filed.
2025-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-10-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-11
Memorandum for the United States of United States submitted.
2025-06-11
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-05-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 11, 2025)
2025-03-14
Application (24A868) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 19, 2025.
2025-03-07
Application (24A868) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 20, 2025 to May 19, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

James Little
Joshua Brown CarpenterFederal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc., Petitioner
Joshua Brown CarpenterFederal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent