No. 25-6243
Richard Blake Howard v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
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Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. SHOULD THIS COURT RECONSIDER ITS DECISION IN MANRIQUE V. UNITED STATES, 581 U.S. 116, 122–23 (2017), HOLDING THAT A DISTRICT COURT'S INITIAL JUDGMENT AND ITS SUBSEQUENT RESTITUTION ORDER CONSTITUTE SEPARATE JUDGMENTS AND A DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT DOES NOT FUNCTION AS A NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM THE RESTITUTION ORDER ?
II. DID THE DISTRICT COURT PLAINLY AND REVERSIBLY ERR WHEN IT ORDERED MR. HOWARD TO PAY RESTITUTION ?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Question not identified.
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)
Attorneys
Richard Howard
Amy Ruth Blalock — Blalock Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent