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Vonnie McDaniels v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5056 · judgment January 26, 2026
Pending
Question presented
Whether a district court violates the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of due process by denying leave to file a motion for vindictive prosecution as untimely, where (1) prior counsel refused to raise the claim, (2) the court granted substitution of counsel to address that refusal, and (3) new counsel promptly sought to file the motion.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Vonnie McDaniels
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
Proceedings
- Oct 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 08 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 03 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 22, 2026)