No. 25-715
Masahide Kanayama v. Scott Kowal, Chief Pretrial Services Officer, Southern District of New York, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure damage-calculation district-court dual-criminality extradition japanese-law
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether in certifying Dr. Masahide Kanayama's extradition to Japan, the District Court for the Southern District of New York improperly relied on a hypothetical damage calculation to satisfy the element of dual criminality.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the District Court improperly relied on a hypothetical damage calculation to satisfy the dual criminality element in Dr. Kanayama's extradition certification
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent Kowal, Scott to respond filed.
2025-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Attorneys
Kowal, Scott
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Masahibe Kanayama
Jeffrey Harris Lichtman — Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman, Petitioner