No. 25-6616

Okechukwu Desmond Amadi v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-20
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: actual-innocence constitutional-violation due-process equitable-tolling governmental-intervention statute-of-limitations
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Immigration
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the dismissal of an out-of-time appeal upon the government raising a statute of limitations defense, without providing defendant a full and fair notice and opportunity to respond is permissible? Whether equitable tolling is warranted where governmental intervention prevented the full adjudication on the merits of constitutional violations including an actual innocence claim?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the dismissal of an out-of-time appeal upon the government raising a statute of limitations defense, without providing defendant a full and fair notice and opportunity to respond is permissible? Whether equitable tolling is warranted where governmental intervention prevented the full adjudication on the merits of constitutional violations including an actual innocence claim?

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.
2026-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)

Attorneys

Okechukwu Amadi
Okechukwu Desmond Amadi — Petitioner
Okechukwu Desmond Amadi — Petitioner
Okechukwu Desmond Amadi — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent