No. 25-6436

Francisco Junior Louis v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-29
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights covid-delay criminal-procedure grand-jury pro-se-motion speedy-trial
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a criminal defendant's statutory and constitutional right to a speedy trial violated when the delay in obtaining an indictment arose from the government's failure to present the case to the grand jury for Covid19 reasons not attributable to the defendant, the delay is timely challenged by the defendant's pro se motion filed soon after expressing disagreement with court-appointed counsel, and the subsequent delay in commencing trial ran afoul of his constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Is a criminal defendant’s statutory and constitutional right to a speedy trial violated when the delay in obtaining an indictment arose from the government’s failure to present the case to the grand jury for Covid19 reasons not attributable to the defenda nt, the delay is timely challenged by the defendant’s pro se motion filed soon after expressing disagreement with courtappointed counsel, and the subsequent delay in commencing trial ran afoul of his constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial?

Docket Entries

2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)

Attorneys

Francisco Junior Louis
Benedict P. KuehneKuehne Davis Law, P.A., Petitioner
Benedict P. KuehneKuehne Davis Law, P.A., Petitioner
Benedict P. KuehneKuehne Davis Law, P.A., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent