No. 25-778

Natalia Mikhaylovna Bardakova v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-05
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process foreign-national fugitive-disentitlement international-law motion-to-dismiss
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may refuse to consider a foreign national defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment based on the fugitive disentitlement doctrine where the foreign defendant was at home abroad upon being criminally charged and has merely remained at home abroad without concealment or evasion

Docket Entries

2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2026)

Attorneys

Natalia Bardakova
Robert J. AnelloMorvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., Petitioner
Robert J. AnelloMorvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., Petitioner
Robert J. AnelloMorvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent