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Jordan Jysae Pulido v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-13215 · judgment March 31, 2026
Question presented
Does 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a), which criminalizes the transportation of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years in interstate or foreign commerce, with intent that the individual engage in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, require that the government charge and prove that the intended sexual activity would violate a particular predicate offense as an element, or is the specific predicate offense merely a means of satisfying the § 2423(a) charge?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Laura J Daines
Office of the Federal Public Defender MDFL
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jul 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 11 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 25 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 3, 2026)