No. 25-7526October Term 2025Petition Pending
Mikel Mims, Petitioner v. United States
Mikel Mims has asked the Supreme Court to review a decision of the U.S.
Case status
- Current stage
- Petition Pending
- Latest event
- Petition pending
- Decision timing
- No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.
- What it's about
Mikel Mims has asked the Supreme Court to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. His petition appears to raise an issue concerning a court’s authority to hear and decide a case.
Question presented
May a district court rely exclusively on the ancillary jurisdiction doctrine to enforce a restitution judgment notwithstanding the existence of legislation independently authorizing that very act?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Petition pending
- Area
Petition for review pending
Briefing
What it's about
Mikel Mims asks the Supreme Court to review an Eleventh Circuit decision involving enforcement of a restitution judgment. The question is whether a district court may rely only on ancillary jurisdiction (authority connected to an existing case) when legislation separately authorizes enforcement.
Argument
The petition for certiorari (the Court's decision to hear a case) has been filed, and oral argument is not yet scheduled.
Impact
The case could affect how federal courts collect restitution ordered in criminal cases. For example, it could shape what legal authority a court must use when seeking payment from a person who owes restitution.
What is at stake in Mims v. United States?
The case asks whether a federal court can use ancillary jurisdiction alone to enforce a restitution judgment despite a law authorizing that enforcement.
Who could be affected by the Mims case?
People ordered to pay federal criminal restitution, victims seeking payment, and federal courts could be affected by the answer.
What happens next in Mims v. United States?
The Supreme Court will first decide whether to hear the petition. Oral argument has not been scheduled.
Related cases
Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 3, 2026
- Method
- Methodology