No. 25-772

Lev Aslan Dermen v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: None
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a federal court of appeals is categorically barred from finding plain error if circuits are split on the issue under review.

2. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) precludes the imposition of joint-and-several liability in forfeiture awards, consistent with this Court's decision in Honeycutt v. United States, 581 U.S. 443 (2017).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-30
Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
2026-01-30
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)

Attorneys

Cato Institute
Thomas Arthur BerryCato Institute, Amicus
Lev Aslan Dermen
Cameron Joseph Edward PritchettGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent