| 24-7161 |
Todd Sheffler v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2025-05-08 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-split criminal-law federal-investigation fowler-standard post-offense-evidence statutory-interpretation |
For what purposes may courts use facts or events that occurred after the offense to determine the 'reasonable likelihood' of a federal investigation a… |
| 22-5335 |
Julius Wayne Baker v. Bryan K. Dobbs, Warden |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-08-11 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-investigation federal-jurisdiction free-speech incarceration legal-jurisdiction miranda-rights standing |
Did the 4th Circuit err in denying the petitioner's grounds for relief when the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated by agents of the Fede… |
| 21-6715 |
Leihinahina Sullivan v. United States District Court for the District of Hawaii |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-12-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
attorney-client-privilege civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-investigation psychotherapist-patient-privilege self-representation subpoena-validity |
Whether a criminal defendant can represent themselves pro se, or does a defendant have to waive their privilege to their attorney-client relationship? |
| 21-5428 |
Crystal V. L. Rivers v. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia |
Fourth Circuit |
2021-08-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
civil-rights crime-victims-rights-act criminal-procedure federal-investigation government-disclosure government-misconduct ongoing-investigation rico victim-notification |
Whether the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) requires the government to inform a victim of her rights under the CVRA and the status of the investigati… |
| 20-8165 |
Mitchell N. Nicholas v. Territory of the Virgin Islands |
Third Circuit |
2021-05-28 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
circuit-court civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process exclusionary-rule federal-investigation fourth-amendment grand-jury miscarriage-of-justice standing unreasonable-searches |
Whether the federal courts have jurisdiction to issue grand jury subpoenas when the petitioner was never the subject of a federal investigation |
| 20-7741 |
Wen Dong Zhao v. Department of State |
Second Circuit |
2021-04-14 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-procedure civil-rights department-of-state due-process embassy-communication federal-investigation freedom-of-information government-misconduct intellectual-property judicial-review letter-disposition standing |
Denial-of-access-to-letters |
| 20-354 |
In Re Lorcan Kilroy |
|
2020-09-16 |
Denied |
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civil-rights criminal-obstruction criminal-procedure due-process federal-investigation judicial-review kamala-harris ninth-circuit political-bias standing |
Whether or not democrat political bias to protect Sen. Kamala Harris from exposure to criminal prosecution existed |
| 19-1027 |
David Caswell v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2020-02-18 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
child-pornography computer-search federal-investigation fourth-amendment good-faith good-faith-exception jurisdiction magistrate-jurisdiction network-investigative-technique search-warrant |
Did the FBI act in good-faith when it indicated to a magistrate judge that property to be searched pursuant to a search warrant application was locate… |
| 19-7362 |
John Alfred Regalado v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2020-01-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
abuse-of-authority civil-procedure civil-rights criminal-investigation due-process federal-investigation free-speech government-conspiracy government-misconduct government-overreach judicial-identity-protection national-security presidential-misconduct standing witness-protection |
Whether the President and federal government have engaged in unconstitutional conduct, including abuse of authority and violations of civil rights and… |
| 19-6423 |
Halisi Uhuru v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-10-29 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
criminal-conviction criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-investigation federal-jurisdiction incarceration legal-proceeding mens-rea obstruction-of-justice rico rico-organization |
Whether the appellant was improperly convicted of RICO participation and obstruction of justice |
| 18-8064 |
Fernando Luviano v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-02-21 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
circuit-split criminal-law criminal-statute document-falsification evidence federal-investigation obstruction-of-justice prosecutorial-standard statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1519 requires the government to prove a 'reasonable likelihood' that the falsified reports were written in contemplation of a poss… |