No. 25-715

Masahide Kanayama v. Scott Kowal, Chief Pretrial Services Officer, Southern District of New York, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-18
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure damage-calculation district-court dual-criminality extradition japanese-law
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
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

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.

Docket Entries

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 SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Masahibe Kanayama
Jeffrey Harris LichtmanLaw Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman, Petitioner
Jeffrey Harris LichtmanLaw Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman, Petitioner
Jeffrey Harris LichtmanLaw Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman, Petitioner