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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

  1. Oct 07 2026
    Response Requested. (Due November 6, 2026)
  2. Oct 01 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
  3. Sep 23 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Sep 11 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)