No. 25-6560

Tony Daniel Klein v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-13
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-defense criminal-procedure evidence-exclusion sixth-amendment witness-bias
Latest Conference: 2026-02-27 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a court violate a criminal defendant's constitutional right to present a defense by excluding circumstantial evidence, and does limiting cross-examination about witness bias violate Sixth Amendment confrontation rights?

Docket Entries

2026-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2026-02-06
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-12
Motion (25M47) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2025-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-11-25
Motion of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)

Attorneys

Tony Daniel Klein
Elizabeth Gillingham DailyOregon Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Elizabeth Gillingham DailyOregon Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Elizabeth Gillingham DailyOregon Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent