No. 25-6633

Leihinahina Sullivan v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-21
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-history district-court plea-agreement sentence-adjustment sentencing-guidelines status-points
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant's sentence should be adjusted for status points when the District Court failed to consider dismissed counts in calculating criminal history

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-26
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Leihinahina Sullivan
Leihinahina Sullivan — Petitioner
Leihinahina Sullivan — Petitioner
Leihinahina Sullivan — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent