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No. 25-5343
 
Title: Kendrick Jarrell Beaird, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed: August 13, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-10764)
   Decision Date: May 15, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 11 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Sep 08 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 12, 2025 to October 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Sep 09 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2025.
Oct 02 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2025 to November 13, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 06 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 13, 2025.
Nov 06 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 13, 2025 to December 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Nov 10 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 10, 2025.
Dec 04 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Dec 05 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 9, 2026.
Jan 09 2026 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 29 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 18 2026 Rescheduled.
Feb 23 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
Mar 02 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
Mar 16 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
Mar 23 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
Mar 30 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
Apr 13 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Apr 20 2026 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether Stinson v. United States, 508 U. S. 36 (1993), still correctly states the rule for the deference that courts must give the commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines.
May 06 2026 Anthony J. Dick, Esquire, of Washington, D. C., is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the position that Stinson v. United States, 508 U. S. 36 (1993), still correctly states the rule for the deference that courts must give the commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines.
May 22 2026 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
May 22 2026 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondent's brief in support is extended to and including June 30, 2026. The time to file the brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae is extended to and including August 25, 2026.
Jun 29 2026 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 30 2026 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document
Jun 30 2026 Brief of Kendrick Beaird not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - July 09, 2026)
Jun 30 2026 Brief for the United States Supporting Vacatur not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - July 09, 2026)
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of West Virginia in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of FAMM in support of neither party filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jul 07 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 09 2026 Brief of United States of America submitted.
Main Document Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Kevin Joel Page
Counsel of Record
525 S. Griffin Street
Suite 629
Dallas, TX 75202
joel_page@fd.org
Ph: 214-767-2746
Party name: Kendrick Beaird


Attorneys for Respondent
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States of America


Other Attorneys
Adeel Mohammad Bashir
Counsel of Record
Federal Defender
400 N. Tampa Street
Suite 2660
Tampa, FL 33602
adeel_bashir@fd.org
Ph: 703-835-3929
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Matthew P. Cavedon
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
mcavedon@cato.org
Ph: 706-309-2859
Party name: Cato Institute


Anthony J. Dick
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
ajdick@jonesday.com
Ph: 202-879-3939
Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae


Brian Halligan Fletcher
Counsel of Record
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
bfletcher@law.stanford.edu
Ph: 6507233085
Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders


Roman Martinez V
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
ROMAN.MARTINEZ@LW.COM
Ph: 202-637-3377
Party name: The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America


Joshua Adam Matz
Counsel of Record
Hecker Fink LLP
1050 K Street NW
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20001
jmatz@heckerfink.com
Ph: (212) 763-0883
Party name: FAMM


Katherine Brady Norman
Counsel of Record
New Civil Liberties Alliance
4250 N. Fairfax Drive
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22203
casey.norman@ncla.legal
Ph: (202) 869-5210
Party name: New Civil Liberties Alliance


David Christian Tryon
Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215
d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org
Ph: (614) 224-4422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute


Michael Ray Williams
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305
mwilliams@wvago.gov
Ph: 304-558-2021
Party name: State of West Virginia

 

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