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Imad Eddin Wadi v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50160 · judgment August 29, 2025

Certiorari denied · June 1, 2026

Question presented

Whether due process permits a criminal conviction to stand where the government’s testifying confidential informant destroyed potentially exculpatory evidence prior to trial in violation of the court’s orders, and the trial court provided no adverse-inference instruction regarding spoliation, or any other remedy to mitigate the prejudice.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Charles Davidson Swift
MLFA National Security Criminal Defense Center

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
25M63

Proceedings

Jun 01 2026
Petition DENIED.
May 13 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
May 07 2026
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Apr 06 2026
Motion Granted.
Mar 17 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
Dec 27 2025
Motion of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
Dec 27 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix