United States of America v. Swartz
Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant: JESSE FRANKLIN SWARTZ and Franklin Wright
Case Number: 25-6643
Filed: October 21, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 19, 2026 Filing 21 MANDATE ISSUED Barry G. SILVERMAN, Richard A. PAEZ, Holly A. THOMAS. The judgment of this Court, entered 1/28/2026, takes effect this date. [Entered: 02/19/2026 08:50 AM]
January 28, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER FILED. (Barry G. SILVERMAN, Richard A. PAEZ, Holly A. THOMAS) Having reviewed the record and appellants response to the courts December 11, 2025, order, we dismiss this appeal as moot. See United States v. King, 891 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 2018). All pending motions are denied as moot. DISMISSED. [Entered: 01/28/2026 11:39 AM]
December 11, 2025 Filing 19 RESPONSE to Order - Order to Show Cause (OSC) (DE 18) filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 12/11/2025 11:08 AM]
December 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER FILED. Appellant appears to have fully served his revocation sentence of 96 days, with no supervision to follow. This appeal therefore appears to be moot. See United States v. King, 891 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 2018). Within 21 days, appellant must either file a motion to voluntarily dismiss this appeal or file a statement explaining why it should not be dismissed as moot. If appellant does not do so, the court will dismiss the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. If appellant files a statement, appellee may file a response within 10 days. All pending motions are held in abeyance pending appellants compliance with this order. Briefing is stayed. [Entered: 12/11/2025 10:11 AM]
December 3, 2025 Filing 17 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 16 by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz is filed. Original and 0 copies of brief, original and 1 copy of addendum. (Briefing remains stayed, motions pending) (Entry updated to reflect receipt of appendix) [Entered: 12/03/2025 01:18 PM] [Edited: 12/04/2025 01:42 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 16 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz.--[COURT UPDATE: PDF of addendum attached as of 12/4/2025] [Entered: 12/03/2025 01:17 PM] [Edited: 12/04/2025 01:41 PM]
November 28, 2025 Filing 15 Miscellaneous Pro Se Filings Filed [Entered: 12/01/2025 11:07 AM]
November 18, 2025 Filing 14 TEXT ONLY ORDER: On November 13, 2025, the court issued a global order resetting the non-jurisdictional filing deadlines for federally funded attorneys (including FPDs and CJA counsel), that had been stayed by the courts October 1, 2025 Supplemental Administrative Order. If your deadlines were suspended by the October 1 Administrative Order, please review the #Order Resetting Deadlines, available on the courts website, to find your new deadlines. [Entered: 11/18/2025 06:43 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 13 Miscellaneous Pro Se Filings Filed [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:23 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 12 CORRESPONDENCE filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 11/18/2025 03:21 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 11 SUPPLEMENT to Response to Motion for Release from Detention (DE 9) filed by Appellee United States of America. [Entered: 11/14/2025 10:22 AM]
November 10, 2025 Filing 10 SUPPLEMENT to Motion for Release from Detention (DE 7) filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 11/10/2025 04:15 PM]
November 7, 2025 Filing 9 RESPONSE to Motion for Release from Detention (DE 7) filed by Appellee United States of America. [Entered: 11/07/2025 09:41 AM]
November 3, 2025 Filing 8 SUPPLEMENT to Motion for Release from Detention (DE 7) filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 11/04/2025 04:19 PM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 7 MOTION for Release from Detention filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 10/30/2025 02:02 PM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 10/30/2025 01:59 PM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 5 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 10/30/2025 01:58 PM]
October 30, 2025 Filing 4 MOTION to Stay Proceedings in this Court filed by Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 10/30/2025 01:57 PM]
October 22, 2025 Filing 3 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellant Elizabeth Richardson-Royer, representing Appellant Jesse Franklin Swartz. [Entered: 10/22/2025 01:58 PM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Sentence Imposed: N/A. Appeal Transcript Order Due (Appellant) 10/30/2025, Appeal Transcript Due (Appellant) 12/1/2025, Appeal Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 1/8/2026, Appeal Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 2/9/2026. For appeal no. 25-6643, 3:23-cr-00085-WHA-1. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule may result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1 [COURT UPDATE: resending case opening information to pro se appellant] [Entered: 10/21/2025 03:03 PM] [Edited: 10/22/2025 01:59 PM]
October 21, 2025 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 3:23-cr-00085-WHA-1 has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-6643 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 10/21/2025 02:59 PM]

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Defendant: JESSE FRANKLIN SWARTZ
Represented By: Ms. Elizabeth Richardson-Royer
Represented By: Jesse Franklin Swartz
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