Order of USCA dated 10/9/25 as to Christopher Scott — USA v. Brown, et al. (Dkt. 124, N.D. Ill.)

Summary

Document 124, filed 10/09/25 in No. 1:23-cr-00097 in the Northern District of Illinois, is a one-page order of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in No. 25-2492, United States v. Christopher Scott. The court grants attorney Joshua B. Adams' motion to withdraw, filed September 3, 2025, and appoints Thomas W. Patton, Chief Federal Defender, to represent Scott on appeal. Scott's brief and short appendix are due January 7, 2026, the government's brief February 6, 2026 and any reply February 27, 2026. The order also tells the district court to give Patton access to its CM/ECF database, including sealed entries not filed ex parte.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Record facts

Full text

United States Court of Appeals 
For the Seventh Circuit                                                             
Chicago, Illinois 60604 
 
October 9, 2025 
 
By the Court: 
 
 
This matter comes before the court for its consideration of attorney Joshua B. Adams’ 
MOTION TO WITHDRAW, filed on September 3, 2025. Upon consideration thereof, 
 
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion to Withdraw is GRANTED. 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Thomas W. Patton, Chief Federal Defender, 401 Main 
Street, Peoria, IL, 61602, Thomas_Patton@fd.org, is appointed to represent defendant-appellant 
Christopher Scott. Counsel is directed to contact the defendant-appellant immediately. 
 
Briefing shall proceed as follows: 
 
1. 
Defendant-appellant shall file his brief and required short appendix on or before 
January 7, 2026. 
 
2. 
Plaintiff-appellee shall file its brief on or before February 6, 2026. 
 
3. 
Defendant-appellant shall file his reply brief, if any, on or before  
February 27, 2026. 
 
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the District Court shall add attorney Thomas W. Patton 
to their CM/ECF database for purposes of accessing District Court documents, including sealed 
docket entries not filed ex parte. 
 
Important Scheduling Notice ! 
Hearing notices are mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel’s unavailability for oral argument 
must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk’s Office, no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee’s 
brief in a civil case. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3). The court’s calendar is located at http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once 
scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). 
 
No. 25-2492 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                     Plaintiff - Appellee, 
 
         v. 
 
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, 
                     Defendant - Appellant. 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
Appeal from the United 
States District Court for 
the Northern District of Illinois, 
Eastern Division. 
 
No. 1:23-cr-00097-2 
           
Elaine E. Bucklo, 
   Judge. 
Case: 25-2492      Document: 13            Filed: 10/09/2025      Pages: 1
Case: 1:23-cr-00097 Document #: 124 Filed: 10/09/25 Page 1 of 1 PageID #:514

File and source

File

gov.uscourts.ilnd.430448.124.0.pdf

Size

114,494 bytes

SHA-256

83f3ce9e94ad838b8951fd6c856cd2b4bf186a729c301a38fca5345ac885c754

Our copy

gov.uscourts.ilnd.430448.124.0.pdf

Original

PACER (login required)