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Masahide Kanayama v. Scott Kowal, Chief Pretrial Services Officer, Southern District of New York, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-1340 · judgment November 18, 2025
Before the decision, about 1.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below, a Second Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a business respondent.
Question presented
Whether in certifying Dr. Masahide Kanayama’s extradition to Japan, the District Court for the Southern District of New York improperly relied on a hypothetical damage calculation to satisfy the element of dual criminality.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey Harris Lichtman
Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 21 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent Kowal, Scott to respond filed.
- Dec 09 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)