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Nosoregbe Asemota v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-40666 · judgment July 16, 2025

Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. WAS THE FACTUAL BASIS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT MR. ASEMOTA’S GUILTY PLEA WHEN NO INTERSTATE NEXUS WAS ESTABLISHED? IS HIS GUILTY PLEA THEREFORE INVOLUNTARY ?

  2. DID THE RESTITUTION ORDER EXCEED THE COURT’S STATUTORY AUTHORITY? IS MR. ASEMOTA’S SENTENCE ILLEGAL ?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Amy Ruth Blalock
Blalock Law Firm

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 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 08 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Oct 13 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetition