Inmate savings for restitution
Ronald Bruce Myers v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Ronald Bruce Myers has asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that, as his petition describes it, lets the government combine modest deposits from family and friends and take them for restitution once his prison account becomes substantial.
- What's at stake
- The unresolved question is whether modest deposits can be used for restitution after they accumulate, or only if they were substantial when received.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He argues that the law applies only to resources that are substantial when received.
Myers's petition says four other federal appeals courts rejected combining modest deposits over time, while a divided Ninth Circuit allowed it.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 3664(n), which requires an incarcerated defendant who “receives substantial resources” to apply them to restitution, applies only when the defendant receives resources that are substantial at the time of receipt, or also permits the government to aggregate modest, periodic deposits over time and seize them once the inmate’s trust-account balance becomes substantial?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision window exists unless it first agrees to review it.
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