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Walid bin ‘Atash v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 25-1009 · judgment July 11, 2025
Before the decision, about 4.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a D.C. Circuit decision below, and a petition citing three to ten dissents.
Question presented
Rule 705(d)(4)(B) of the Rules for Military Commissions provides that the government “may withdraw from a pretrial agreement at any time before the accused begins performance of promises contained in the agreement.” The question presented is: Whether, consistent with the standard for mandamus relief, it is clear and indisputable that an accused has not begun performance under Rule 705(d)(4)(B) when the accused and the government have signed a pretrial agreement, the accused has entered into a detailed stipulation of fact with the prosecution admitting to the basis behind the charges, and the accused has taken additional actions that the government itself treated as required by the agreement.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Xiao Wang
University of Virginia School of Law
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Related
Vide, 26-13
Linked docket
25A1063
Order
Order list, October 19, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 19 2026Petition DENIED.
- Oct 13 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
- Oct 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Oct 05 2026Rescheduled.
- Sep 22 2026Rescheduled.
- Sep 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Sep 09 2026Reply of petitioner Walid bin ‘Atash filed. (Distributed)
- Aug 26 2026Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Jul 24 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 26, 2026.
- Jul 22 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 31, 2026 to August 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 31, 2026.
- Jun 26 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 1, 2026)
- Mar 31 2026Application (25A1063) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 21, 2026.
- Mar 24 2026Application (25A1063) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2026 to May 21, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.