No. 25-6601

Melvon Adams v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-16
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure criminal-appeals equitable-tolling government-motion jurisdictional-limits time-limitations
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)'s time limitations for criminal appeals are subject to equitable tolling after government objection to untimeliness

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

here is whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(b)’s timelimitations for the filing of a criminal appeal, which are non -jurisdictional, are subject to equitable tolling even after the government objects to untimeliness, consistent with this Court’s equitable tolling jurisprudence.

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-26
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)

Attorneys

Melvon Adams
Michelle BarthLaw Office of Michelle Anderson Barth, Petitioner
Michelle BarthLaw Office of Michelle Anderson Barth, Petitioner
Michelle BarthLaw Office of Michelle Anderson Barth, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent