No. 25A697

Tra'ven Boyer-Letlow v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-15
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: counsel-of-record criminal-conviction federal-appeal indigent-defendant petition-for-certiorari sixth-circuit
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court's criminal conviction of Boyer-Letlow was procedurally sound given counsel's medical incapacitation and request for extension of time to file a petition for certiorari

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : Tra’ven Boyer-Letlow was Indicted indeed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, on September 7, 2023. (See case no. 5:23-cr-00511-DCN). In the aftermath of his conviction, Boyer-Letlow’s case was appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Sixth Circuit. The Appeal was labelled therein as U.S. v. Tra’ven Boyer-Letlow, 24-3670, and it was affirmed on July 29, 2025. It is reported at 2025WL2142639. The convictions were affirmed. Our Motion for a Rehearing (indeed En Banc) was likewise duly denied. It can be noted as having been denied on September 22, 2025. With all this being so, Boyer-Letlow’s deadline for seasonably filing a “Petition for a Writ of Certiorari” (to the Court) would expire on February 6, 2024. Counsel, of Record, for Tra’ven Boyer-Letlow in all of these Courts, was indeed James R. Willis, Esq. He was admitted to practice before this Court on March 5, 1964. So postured, given the fact that since his arrest, Tra’ven Boyer-Letlow, who is 29 years old, has been incarcerated. He is currently a prisoner at FCI Cumberland Medium Federal Correctional Institution, located at 14601 Burbridge Rd Se Cumberland, Md, 21502. He is listed there as inmate No. 72414-510. Given the fact that Boyer-Letlow is indigent, and Counsel indeed (in all of the post-conviction actions that were filed) was appointed by Federal Judge Donald C. Nugent (as he will continue to be so). Thus, he does seek an extension to file a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to this Court. This for the further reason that Counsel will only be released from the Advanced Health Care of Landerhaven Inpatient Rehabilitation Center (after being transported from UH Hospitals of Cleveland Lakeside) later this month — as a result of a mishap. With all of the above indications as a given, we will surely need, at least, thirty (30) days after the due date of December 21, 2025 to file his Petition for a Writ of Certiorari. THEREFORE, the potential petitioner herein prays this Motion be granted. Respectfully submitted, /s/James R. Willis, Esq. JAMES R. WILLIS, ESQ. (0032463) Counsel of Record 75 Erieview Plaza Suite 108 Cleveland, OH 44114 (216) 523-1100 Office (216) 905-2665 Mobile

Docket Entries

2026-01-19
Petition for Writ of Certiorari of Tra'ven Boyer-Letlow submitted.
2025-12-16
Application (25A697) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 20, 2026.
2025-12-15
Application (25A697) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2025 to January 20, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Tra'ven Boyer-Letlow
James R WillisPrivate, Petitioner
James R WillisPrivate, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent