No. 25A653

Michael Dewayne Lairy v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-04
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: actual-innocence armed-career-criminal-act circuit-split habeas-corpus procedural-bars sentencing-enhancement
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an individual who did not actually commit three qualifying predicate offenses can assert an actual innocence exception to procedural bars on habeas corpus relief under the Armed Career Criminal Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

by this case. Counsel also have a number of competing deadlines in cases before this Court and other federal courts, as well as personal obligations for the upcoming holidays. A 60-day extension would provide counsel with adequate time to prepare the petition for filing. Wherefore, Mr. Lairy respectfully requests that an order be entered extending the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari to and including February 7, 2026. Dated: November 26, 2025 Respectfully submitted, O.%e Andrew T. Tutt Counsel of Record ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 942-5000 Counsel for Applicant Michael Lairy

Docket Entries

2025-12-05
Application (25A653) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until February 7, 2026.
2025-12-01
Application (25A653) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2025 to February 7, 2026, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Michael Lairy
Andrew Timothy TuttArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner
Andrew Timothy TuttArnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent