No. 25-6167

Amir Golestan v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: denaturalization guilty-plea immigration-consequences rule-11 substantial-rights wire-fraud
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the failure to give the Rule 11(b)(1)(O) warning affects the substantial rights of a naturalized United States citizen who could be denaturalized as a result of the guilty plea?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the failure to give the Rule 11(b)(1)(O) warning affects the substantial rights of a naturalized United States citizen who could be denaturalized as a result of the guilty plea?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 19, 2025)

Attorneys

Amir Golestan
Jeremy A. ThompsonOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent