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James Stuart Faller, II v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-6079 · judgment May 4, 2026
Pending
Question presented
After completion of a federal criminal sentence, whether a petitioner seeking coram nobis relief must prove an ongoing civil disability that is "more than incidental" to the conviction, as the Sixth Circuit requires, or whether adverse collateral consequences sufficient to satisfy Article Ill's case-or-controversy requirement satisfy the continuing-consequences requirement, as the Fourth and Ninth Circuits hold.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Masha Godina Hansford
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2026Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2026)
- Oct 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
- Sep 23 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Sep 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)