No. 25A962

Masahide Kanayama v. Scott Kowal, Chief of U.S. Pretrial Services SDNY

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-02
Status: Denied
Type: A
Tags: asylum convention-against-torture department-of-state extradition foreign-affairs-reform-and-restructuring-act torture-prohibition
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether the U.S. Department of State's determination on the extradition of Dr. Masahide Kanayama complies with the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act and the Convention Against Torture.

(2) Whether Dr. Masahide Kanayama's pending application for asylum entitles him to relief, if temporary, from extradition.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Department of State's extradition determination complies with the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act and the Convention Against Torture, and whether a pending asylum application provides relief from extradition

Docket Entries

2026-03-03
Application (25A962) denied by Justice Sotomayor.
2026-03-02
Application (25A962) for a stay of extradition, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Masahide Kanayama
Walter James Roesch IVLaw Office of Robert Tsigler, PLLC, Petitioner