No. 25-6271
Eric Arthur Walton v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure discretionary-standard district-court pro-se-representation standard-of-review supervised-release
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the standard of review of a district court's decision to allow a defendant to proceed pro se at a supervised release revocation hearing is de novo or abuse of discretion
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether the standard of review of a district court’s decision to allow a defendant to proceed pro se at a supervised release revocation hearing is de novo or abuse of discretion.
Docket Entries
2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-09
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)
2025-10-23
Application (25A453) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 26, 2025.
2025-10-16
Application (25A453) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 26, 2025 to November 26, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Attorneys
Eric Walton
Jenny Thoma — Federal Public Defender Office, NDWV, Petitioner
Jenny Thoma — Federal Public Defender Office, NDWV, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent