No. 25-6895

Mike Duffy, III v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-24
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: None
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the district court's misapplication of Rosemond v. United States, 572 U.S. 65 (2014) in denying Petitioner's Rule 29 Motion For Judgment of Acquittal – endorsed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals – represent such a departure from the usual course of judicial proceedings as to call for the Supreme Court's supervisory power?

2. Were the district court's actions during the run up to, and during, jury deliberations – endorsed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals through its denial of Petitioner's Rule 33 Motion For New Trial – so coercive in their effect on the jury's deliberations as to deprive Petitioner of his constitutional rights to due process and a fair trial, and, moreover, represent such a departure from the usual course of judicial proceedings as to call for the Supreme Court's supervisory power?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)

Attorneys

MIKE DUFFY, III
Michael J. BresnehanLaw Offices of Michael J. Bresnehan, P.C., Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent