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David Walter McCauley v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-4352 · judgment February 26, 2026


Pending

Question presented

Whether the Government may enforce an appellate waiver in a plea agreement after failing to object when the district court advised the defendant that he had a right to appeal?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Linn Richard Walker
Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 25 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jun 10 2026
    Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
  3. May 08 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 12, 2026)