No. 25-5504

Justin Everett Kessler v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-conditions district-court-discretion lifetime-supervision sentencing-review supervised-release vagueness-doctrine
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court abused its discretion by imposing an unconstitutionally vague and overbroad 'loitering' supervised release condition and placing the petitioner on lifetime supervision without sufficient justification

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I. Did the District Court Abuse Its Discretion by Imposing an Unconstitutionally Vague and Overbroad “Loitering” Supervised Release Condition? II. Did the District Court Abuse Its Discretion by Placing Kessler on Lifetime Supervision Without Giving Sufficient Reasons? i TOPICAL INDEX Page QUESTIONS PRESENTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i OPINION BELOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 JURISDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AND REGULATIONS INVOLVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CUSTODY STATUS OF PETITIONER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-10
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)
2025-08-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)

Attorneys

Eliezer Taveras, et al.
Eliezer Taveras — Petitioner
Justin Kessler
Rose Fay ArfaFay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner
Rose Fay ArfaFay Arfa, A Law Corporation, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent