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William James Washington v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-3173 · judgment December 15, 2025
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Question presented
Whether venue is proper in a district court where the offense conduct touching the district was not reasonably foreseeable to the defendant and not in furtherance of the alleged crimes.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David Clark Esseks
Esseks Ingoglia
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 26 2026Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Jul 22 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 26, 2026.
- Jul 21 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 27, 2026 to August 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 22 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 27, 2026.
- Jun 18 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2026 to July 27, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- May 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 25, 2026)