No. 25-6269

Lairon Graham v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-02
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure circuit-split due-process ineffective-assistance party-presentation plea-agreement
Key Terms:
DueProcess Takings JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the right to due process on appeal is violated when an appellate court relies on an argument not presented by the government, despite the party presentation principle

Question Presented (from Petition)

the Court should grant certiorari, vacate the Second Circuit judgment, and remand the case in light of the recent order in Clark v. Sweeney, 607 USS. -, 2025 WL 3260170 (2025). 3. Whether, as some circuit courts have held, a general appeal waiver set forth in a signed plea agreement does not apply to appellate claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, or whether, as the Second Circuit assumed in this case, and as other circuits have previously determined, appeal waivers that do not mention ineffective assistance of counsel claims may be interpreted to preclude such claims on appeal. i

Docket Entries

2026-02-02
Memorandum for the United States of United States submitted.
2026-02-02
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2025-12-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 2, 2026.
2025-12-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 2, 2026 to February 2, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)
2025-10-17
Application (25A313) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 28, 2025.
2025-10-08
Application (25A313) to extend further the time from October 29, 2025 to November 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
2025-09-19
Application (25A313) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until October 29, 2025.
2025-09-11
Application (25A313) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Lairon Graham
Lucas Arment AndersonRothman, Schneider, Soloway & Stern, LLP, Petitioner
Lucas Arment AndersonRothman, Schneider, Soloway & Stern, LLP, Petitioner
Lucas Arment AndersonRothman, Schneider, Soloway & Stern, LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent