No. 25-5965

Samson Kanla Orusa v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: circuit-split controlled-substance-prescription health-care-fraud jury-instruction medical-purpose subjective-knowledge
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. Whether the district court's erroneous instructions regarding what constitutes criminal liability under 21 U.S.C. section 841 (illegal distribution of oxycodone) (counts 2-23) requires reversal of the defendant's conviction for Health Care Fraud under 18 U.S.C. section 1347(counts 24-36).

II. Whether the government presented sufficient evidence of the defendant's guilt under 18 U.S.C. 1347 Other explanations for the across-the-board health care fraud convictions are lacking.

III. Whether the district court abused its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a mistrial.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court's erroneous jury instructions regarding criminal liability under 21 U.S.C. section 841 requires reversal of the defendant's health care fraud conviction due to inextricably intertwined predicate offenses

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Rehearing DENIED.
2026-02-12
Application (25A907) denied by Justice Kavanaugh.
2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-12-23
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-12-23
Application (25A907) to suspend the effect of the denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Samson K. Orusa
Samson Kanla Orusa — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent