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Okechukwu Desmond Amadi v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-12710 · judgment July 17, 2025
Question presented
Whether the dismissal of an out-of-time appeal upon the government raising a statute of limitations defense, without providing defendant a full and fair notice and opportunity to respond is permissible? Whether equitable tolling is warranted where governmental intervention prevented the full adjudication on the merits of constitutional violations including an actual innocence claim?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Okechukwu Desmond Amadi
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 2 conferences
Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 14 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Mar 11 2026Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 07 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)