No. 25-6260

Richard Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-01
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: district-court extraordinary-and-compelling-reason nonretroactive-law sentence-reduction sentencing-commission u.s.s.g.-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Sentencing Commission acted within its expressly delegated authority when it amended U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13(b) to permit district courts to consider a nonretroactive change in law as an 'extraordinary and compelling reason' to warrant a sentence reduction?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the United States Sentencing Commission acted within its expressly delegated authority when it amended U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13(b) to permit district courts to consider a nonretroactive change in law as an “extraordinary and compelling reason” to warrant a sentence reduction ?

Docket Entries

2026-01-30
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 30, 2026.
2025-12-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 31, 2025 to January 30, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 31, 2025)

Attorneys

Richard Johnson
Anna Marie WilliamsFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Anna Marie WilliamsFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Anna Marie WilliamsFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent