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Luis H. Quinones-Santiago v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 20-1283 · judgment March 20, 2026

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026

Question presented

WHETHER TURKETTE’S “SEPARATENESS” DOCTRINE - INTERPRETING 18 U.S.C. §1961 - APPLIES TO AN “ASSOCIATION IN FACT” ENTERPRISE CONSISTING OF CORPORATE AND NON CORPORATE ENTITIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN NAMED AS DEFENDANTS? WHEN MAY THE GOVERNMENT ALLEGE THAT THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME? -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Javier A. Morales-Ramos
Law Offices of Javier A. Morales-Ramos

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 27 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 19 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. May 19 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service