No. 25-6570

Orlanda Travon Sloan v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-13
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-history individualized-sentencing mental-health-considerations methamphetamine-offense sentencing-guidelines youth-mitigation
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Sentencing Guidelines' static Criminal History Categories and excessive offense levels for methamphetamine fail to provide a reasonable and individualized range of imprisonment for defendants with mitigating circumstances

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-21
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-01-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2026-01-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Orlanda Sloan
Douglas Lee Harville — The Harville Law Firm, LLC, Petitioner
Douglas Lee Harville — The Harville Law Firm, LLC, Petitioner
Douglas Lee Harville — The Harville Law Firm, LLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent