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