No. 24A1092

David Nicholson v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-14
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: certiorari constitutional-rights criminal-procedure fifth-circuit supreme-court-rules time-extension
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant's constitutional right to file a timely petition for certiorari is preserved when seeking an extension beyond the standard 90-day period after a lower court's judgment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : To the Honorable Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of United States Supreme Court and Circuit Justice for the Fifth Circuit: In accordance with this Court’s Rules 13.5, 22, 30.2 and 30.3, Petitioner David Nicholson respectfully requests a forty-five (45) day extension of time to file his petition for a writ of certiorari, up to and including Thursday, July 10, 2025. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion on January 28, 2025 (

Docket Entries

2025-05-15
Application (24A1092) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 25, 2025.
2025-05-09
Application (24A1092) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 26, 2025 to July 10, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

David Nicholson
James Patrick WhalenWhalen Law Office, Petitioner
James Patrick WhalenWhalen Law Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent