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Vilaire Duroseau v. United States, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-11086 · judgment January 16, 2026


Pending

Question presented

Whether the “money or property” element of the federal wire-fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. §1343, is satisfied by wages paid by independent employers to third parties after state licensing and hiring decisions. LIST OF PARTIES The parties to the proceeding in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit were: United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Gail Russ, Vilaire Duroseau, and Cassandre Jean, Defendants-Appellants, No party is a corporation. RELATED CASES Petitioner is not aware of any related cases pending before this Court. Page 2 of 14

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Vilaire Duroseau

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 18 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jun 09 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. Apr 30 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2026)