USA v. Donald Bennett
Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant: DONALD R. BENNETT
Case Number: 26-2430
Filed: July 7, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 18, 2026 Filing 8 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Thomas A. Drysdale for Appellant Donald R. Bennett. [8] [7548659] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-2430] [8] [7548659] [26-2430]--[Edited 08/18/2026 by HTP to reflect addition of counsel.] (Drysdale, Thomas) [Entered: 08/18/2026 02:57 PM]
August 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER issued GRANTING motion to withdraw. [ # 5 ] Thomas W. Patton, Chief Federal Defender, 401 Main Street, Peoria, IL, 61602, [email protected], is appointed to represent defendant-appellant Donald R. Bennett. Counsel is directed to contact the defendant-appellant immediately. Briefing shall proceed as follows: Appellant's brief due on or before 11/03/2026 for Donald R. Bennett. Appellee's brief due on or before 12/03/2026 for United States of America. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 12/24/2026 for Appellant Donald R. Bennett. Finally, the District Court shall add attorney Thomas W. Patton to their CM/ECF database for purposes of accessing District Court documents. Attorney Joshua B. Kutnick shall provide Thomas W. Patton with sealed documents within 14 days. JLG [7] [7545419] [26-2430] (AD) [Entered: 08/05/2026 11:22 AM]
July 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: Briefing in this appeal is SUSPENDED pending resolution of the motion to withdraw filed on July 20, 2026. CDH [6] [7541375] [26-2430] (AP) [Entered: 07/21/2026 11:35 AM]
July 20, 2026 Filing 5 Motion filed by Attorney Joshua B. Kutnick to withdraw as counsel for Appellant Donald R. Bennett. [5] [7541019] [26-2430]--[Edited 07/20/2026 by PS - to reflect attorney motion filed.] (Kutnick, Joshua) [Entered: 07/20/2026 01:12 PM]
July 20, 2026 Filing 4 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant Donald R. Bennett. [4] [7541008] [26-2430] (Kutnick, Joshua) [Entered: 07/20/2026 12:56 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 3 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Donald R. Bennett. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [3] [7539806] [26-2430] (Kutnick, Joshua) [Entered: 07/14/2026 02:40 PM]
July 14, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER: Appellant Donald R. Bennett is directed to file the overdue Docketing Statement within 14 days from the date of this Rule to Show Cause. Docketing statement response due for Appellant Donald R. Bennett by 07/28/2026. [2] JR [7539756] [26-2430] (JR) [Entered: 07/14/2026 12:43 PM]
July 9, 2026 Terminated Attorney L. Heidi Manschreck and added Attorney Julia K. Schwartz for Appellee USA in case 26-2430, pursuant to email notification from the Office of the U.S. Attorney regarding counsel of record. [7538635-2] [7538635] [26-2430] (JR) [Entered: 07/09/2026 07:45 AM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 1 Criminal case docketed. IFP. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Donald R. Bennett by 07/06/2026. Appellant's brief due on or before 08/17/2026 for Donald R. Bennett. Transcript information sheet due by 07/21/2026. Motion to Withdraw or to Appoint Counsel pursuant to Circuit Rule 46.1 due for Appellant Donald R. Bennett by 07/21/2026. [1] [7538525] [26-2430] (SCB) [Entered: 07/08/2026 02:54 PM]

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Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Defendant: DONALD R. BENNETT
Represented By: Thomas W. Patton
Represented By: Thomas Drysdale
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