No. 25A742

Shameek J. Halls v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-23
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: bureau-of-prisons criminal-procedure judicial-review plea-agreement second-circuit summary-order
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant may seek judicial review of an alleged breach of a plea agreement when the government contends no breach occurred

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT To the Honorable Sonia M. Sotomayor, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit — Pursuant to Rules 13.5, 21, 22, and 30.2 of this Court, Applicant Shameek Halls (“Applicant”) respectfully requests that the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit be extended for 30 days, to and including January 29, 2026. Counsel for the Applicant seeks the extension, because Applicant is presently in transit within the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) system, and counsel is uncertain of his destination facility or when the Applicant will be back in contact with counsel. Counsel needs to review materials with the Applicant before filing his petition. Thus, it respectfully requests this extension of time to send materials to Applicant and review them with him, once he reaches his destination facility. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its summary order concluding the government did not breach the Applicant’s plea agreement on October 1, 2025 (

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Application (25A742) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until March 2, 2026.
2026-01-15
Application of Shameek J. Halls for a further extension of time submitted.
2026-01-15
Application (25A742) to extend further the time from January 29, 2026 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
2025-12-30
Application (25A742) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until January 29, 2026.
2025-12-19
Application (25A742) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 30, 2025 to January 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Shameek J. Halls
Michael Patrick RobottiBallard Spahr LLP, Petitioner
Michael Patrick RobottiBallard Spahr LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent