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Gary Jordan v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 23-3273 · judgment April 2, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

I. Can a defendant collaterally attack his guilty plea via 28 U.S.C. § 2255 as unconstitutional based on surreptitious pre-plea government misconduct without establishing ineffective assistance of defense counsel? II. Does a Sixth Amendment attorney-client confidentiality violation that occurs during sentencing proceedings qualify as structural error?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel Tyler Hansmeier
Kansas Federal Public Defender's Office

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 27 2026
    Reply of petitioner Gary Jordan filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jan 09 2026
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Nov 25 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 9, 2026.
  6. Nov 24 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Nov 05 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 10, 2025.
  8. Nov 04 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 10, 2025 to December 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Oct 10 2025
    Response Requested. (Due November 10, 2025)
  10. Oct 02 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
  11. Sep 25 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  12. Sep 09 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 14, 2025)