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David Calhoun v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-3240 · judgment June 17, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

I. Should the § 2255 Court’s denial of Petitioner’s claim under Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257 (1971) be construed as barring said claim from review under 28 U.S.C. § 2255? Suggested Answer: Yes. II. Did Petitioner satisfy the savings clause under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e) by virtue of the § 2255 Court’s ruling effectively barring his claim from § 2255 review? Suggested Answer^ Yes. III. Is a claim that is based on the assertion that the Government waived its right to execute a sentence properly raised under 28 U.S.C. § 2241? Suggested Answer: Yes. IV. Should the Court of Appeals have remanded the matter for a hearing to determine whether the Government was in contempt of the District Court’s order of August 31, 2023 where it acted contrary thereto? Suggested Answer: Yes.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Calhoun

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 16 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 12 2026
    Motion (25M49) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
  5. Dec 16 2025
    Motion (25M49) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  6. Nov 15 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)
  7. Nov 15 2025
    Motion of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.