Title: United States of America v. Bankman-Fried, 24-961 - CourtListener.com URL Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69143697/united-states-of-america-v-bankman-fried/ Markdown Content: ## Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit June 24, 2026, 1:16 p.m. Nov. 4, 2025 United States of America v. Bankman-Fried, 24-961, (2d Cir.) April 12, 2024 June 12, 2026 Paid Criminal, Direct Criminal ### Originating Court Information * * * SDNY (NEW YORK CITY) * [Docket Entries](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69143697/united-states-of-america-v-bankman-fried/) * [Parties and Attorneys](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69143697/parties/united-states-of-america-v-bankman-fried/) * [Authorities](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69143697/authorities/united-states-of-america-v-bankman-fried/) Document Number Date Filed Try again later. 1 Apr 11, 2024 NOTICE OF CRIMINAL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED. [Entered: 04/12/2024 05:09 PM] Main Doc­ument 4 Apr 11, 2024 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 04/12/2024 05:53 PM] Main Doc­ument 2 Apr 11, 2024 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 03/29/2024, RECEIVED. [Entered: 04/12/2024 05:11 PM] 5 Apr 11, 2024 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, USCA receipt #28286, FILED. [Entered: 04/15/2024 09:10 AM] Main Doc­ument 3 Apr 12, 2024 CRIMINAL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, received on 04/11/2024, OPENED. [Entered: 04/12/2024 05:48 PM] Main Doc­ument 6 Apr 15, 2024 CAPTION, edited designation for Intervenors FTX Trading Ltd.,West Realm Shires Inc,Alameda Research LLC,Alameda Research Ltd., AMENDED. [Entered: 04/15/2024 09:59 AM] Main Doc­ument 7 Apr 15, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 04/15/2024 12:17 PM] Main Doc­ument 8 Apr 16, 2024 ATTORNEY,Danielle Kudla, for AppelleeUSA United States of America, ADDED [Entered: 04/16/2024 09:30 AM] Main Doc­ument 9 Apr 16, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 04/16/2024 10:00 AM] Main Doc­ument 10 Apr 16, 2024 ATTORNEY,Nathan Rehn, for AppelleeUSA United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 04/16/2024 01:26 PM] Main Doc­ument 11 Apr 18, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 04/18/2024 04:10 PM] Main Doc­ument 12 Apr 19, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 04/19/2024 07:14 PM] Main Doc­ument 13 Apr 23, 2024 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 04/23/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/23/2024 11:13 AM] [Edited: 04/24/2024 05:43 PM] Main Doc­ument 14 Apr 23, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED. [Entered: 04/23/2024 12:44 PM] Main Doc­ument 15 Apr 23, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED. [Entered: 04/23/2024 01:00 PM] Main Doc­ument 16 Apr 24, 2024 ATTORNEY,Samuel Raymond, for AppelleeUSA United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 04/24/2024 05:36 PM] Main Doc­ument 17 Apr 24, 2024 ATTORNEY,Nicolas Roos, for AppelleeUSA United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 04/24/2024 05:40 PM] Main Doc­ument 18 Apr 24, 2024 ATTORNEY,Jason Anthony Driscoll, for Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, ADDED. [Entered: 04/24/2024 05:46 PM] Main Doc­ument 19 Apr 24, 2024 ATTORNEY,Theodore Sampsell-Jones, for Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, ADDED. [Entered: 04/24/2024 05:51 PM] Main Doc­ument 20 Apr 25, 2024 FORM B, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED. Service date 04/25/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/25/2024 12:06 PM] Main Doc­ument 21 Apr 25, 2024 NEW CASE MANAGER, Oscar Rivas, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 04/25/2024 05:19 PM] Main Doc­ument 22 May 13, 2024 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, informing Court of proposed due date 09/13/2024, RECEIVED.Service date 05/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/13/2024 05:23 PM] Main Doc­ument 23 May 15, 2024 SO-ORDERED SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, settting Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, Brief due date as 09/13/2024. Joint Appendix due date as 09/13/2024 FILED. [Entered: 05/15/2024 02:31 PM] 24 Aug 30, 2024 MOTION, to file oversized brief, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 08/30/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/30/2024 01:00 PM] Main Doc­ument 25 Sep 4, 2024 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to file oversized brief of no more than 19,000 words, at docket entry 24, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, by RJS, FILED. [Entered: 09/04/2024 10:44 AM] 26 Sep 6, 2024 LETTER, dated 09/06/2024, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, RECEIVED.Service date 09/06/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/06/2024 01:36 AM] Main Doc­ument 27 Sep 6, 2024 ATTORNEY, Samuel Raymond for Appellee United States of America, TERMINATED. [Entered: 09/06/2024 02:49 PM] Main Doc­ument 28 Sep 13, 2024 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED. Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:07 PM] 29 Sep 13, 2024 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:08 PM] 30 Sep 13, 2024 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 5, (pp. 1 - 212), on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:11 PM] 31 Sep 13, 2024 APPENDIX, volume 2 of 5, (pp. 213 - 503), on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:13 PM] 32 Sep 13, 2024 APPENDIX, volume 3 of 5, (pp. 504 - 794), on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:15 PM] 33 Sep 13, 2024 APPENDIX, volume 4 of 5, (pp. 795 - 1085), on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:16 PM] 34 Sep 13, 2024 APPENDIX, volume 5 of 5, (pp. 1086 - 1312), on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 09/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/13/2024 02:18 PM] 35 Sep 14, 2024 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, informing Court of proposed due date 12/13/2024, RECEIVED.Service date 09/14/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/14/2024 04:14 PM] 36 Sep 17, 2024 SO-ORDERED SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, setting Appellee United States of America Brief due date 12/13/2024, FILED. [Entered: 09/17/2024 12:23 PM] 37 Sep 20, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Amici Curiae Bankruptcy Law Professors, FILED.Service date 09/20/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/20/2024 02:00 PM] 38 Sep 20, 2024 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Bankruptcy Law Professors, FILED.Service date 09/20/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/20/2024 03:44 PM] 39 Sep 20, 2024 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Bankruptcy Law Professors, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Joshua L. Seifert, for Amicus Curiae Bankruptcy Law Professors, ADDED. [Entered: 09/20/2024 03:47 PM] Main Doc­ument 40 Sep 20, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of DR. ALEXANDER WESTPHAL, DR. MARC WOODBURY-SMITH, DR. KENNETH J. WEISS, DR. NANCY PERRY, et al., FILED.Service date 09/20/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/20/2024 03:58 PM] Main Doc­ument 41 Sep 20, 2024 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus DR. ALEXANDER WESTPHAL, DR. MARC WOODBURY-SMITH, DR. KENNETH J. WEISS, DR. NANCY PERRY, et al., FILED.Service date 09/20/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/20/2024 03:59 PM] [Edited: 10/09/2024 10:05 AM] 42 Sep 20, 2024 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Alexander Westphal, Marc Woodbury-Smith, Kenneth J. Weiss, Nancy Perry, Clare S. Allely, Colleen Berryessa, Mark Stokes, Elliot Atkins, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Jeffrey A. Lamken, for Amicus Curiae Alexander Westphal, Marc Woodbury-Smith, Kenneth J. Weiss, Nancy Perry, Clare S. Allely, Colleen Berryessa, Mark Stokes, Elliot Atkins, ADDED. [Entered: 09/20/2024 04:46 PM] Main Doc­ument 43 Sep 29, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Alexander Westphal, Clare S. Allely, Colleen Berryessa, Elliot Atkins, Kenneth J. Weiss, Marc Woodbury-Smith, Mark Stokes, Nancy Perry, FILED. [Entered: 09/29/2024 06:45 PM] Main Doc­ument 44 Sep 30, 2024 ATTORNEY,Elizabeth Kelley, for Amicus Curiae Alexander Westphal, Amicus Curiae Clare S. Allely, Amicus Curiae Colleen Berryessa, Amicus Curiae Elliot Atkins, Amicus Curiae Kenneth J. Weiss, Amicus Curiae Marc Woodbury-Smith, Amicus Curiae Mark Stokes, Amicus Curiae Nancy Perry, ADDED. [Entered: 09/30/2024 09:17 AM] Main Doc­ument 45 Nov 22, 2024 MOTION, to file oversized brief, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, FILED.Service date 11/22/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/22/2024 08:44 PM] 46 Nov 26, 2024 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to file oversized brief, at docket entry 45, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, by SALM, FILED. [Entered: 11/26/2024 04:19 PM] Main Doc­ument 47 Dec 10, 2024 MOTION, for extension of time, to file oversized brief, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 12/10/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/10/2024 12:12 PM] 48 Dec 12, 2024 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 12/12/2024 01:39 PM] 49 Dec 12, 2024 ATTORNEY,Hagan Scotten for AppelleeUSA United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 12/12/2024 02:40 PM] Main Doc­ument 50 Dec 13, 2024 BRIEF, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, FILED.Service date 12/13/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/13/2024 09:28 PM] 51 Dec 16, 2024 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for extension of time to file oversized reply brief by 01/31/2025, at docket entry 47, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, by AJN, FILED. [Entered: 12/16/2024 04:34 PM] 52 Dec 23, 2024 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 12/23/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/23/2024 03:43 PM] 53 Dec 26, 2024 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, FILED.Service date 12/26/2024 by ACMS. [Entered: 12/26/2024 03:52 PM] [Edited: 01/10/2025 05:09 PM] 54 Jan 31, 2025 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED.Service date 01/31/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/31/2025 02:15 PM] [Edited: 01/31/2025 02:35 PM] 55 Feb 18, 2025 ATTORNEY, Jacob R. Fiddelman, in place of attorney Danielle Renee Sassoon, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 02/18/2025 04:13 PM] Main Doc­ument 56 Feb 24, 2025 LETTER, dated 02/24/2025, informing of oral argument unavailability, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, RECEIVED.Service date 02/24/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/24/2025 10:00 AM] 57 Mar 6, 2025 ATTORNEY, Jacob R. Fiddelman for Appellee United States of America, TERMINATED. [Entered: 03/06/2025 12:27 PM] Main Doc­ument 58 Mar 17, 2025 LETTER, dated 03/17/2025, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of AppelleeUSA United States of America, RECEIVED.Service date 03/17/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/17/2025 05:12 PM] 59 Mar 17, 2025 ATTORNEY, Hagan Scotten for Appellee United States of America, TERMINATED. [Entered: 03/17/2025 07:09 PM] Main Doc­ument 60 May 2, 2025 LETTER, dated 05/02/2025, informing of oral argument unavailability, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, RECEIVED.Service date 05/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/02/2025 01:52 PM] 61 Jun 2, 2025 FRAP 28(j) LETTER, dated 06/02/2025, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, RECEIVED.Service date 06/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/02/2025 04:04 PM] 62 Jul 30, 2025 CASE CALENDARING, for the week of 11/3/2025, PROPOSED. [Entered: 07/30/2025 04:08 PM] Main Doc­ument 63 Aug 7, 2025 LETTER, dated 08/07/2025, informing of oral argument unavailability, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, RECEIVED.Service date 08/07/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/07/2025 10:24 AM] 64 Aug 14, 2025 FRAP 28(j) LETTER, dated 08/14/2025, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, RECEIVED.Service date 08/14/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/14/2025 01:16 PM] 65 Sep 10, 2025 CASE CALENDARING, for argument on: 11/4/2025, SET. [Entered: 09/10/2025 02:07 PM] Main Doc­ument 66 Oct 7, 2025 ARGUMENT NOTICE, to attorneys/parties, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 10/07/2025 03:02 PM] 67 Oct 8, 2025 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, FILED. [Entered: 10/08/2025 05:08 PM] 68 Oct 9, 2025 NOTICE OF HEARING DATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT, on behalf of Appellee United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 10/09/2025 11:20 AM] 69 Nov 4, 2025 CASE, before BDP, ECL, MAK, HEARD. [Entered: 11/04/2025 10:20 AM] Main Doc­ument 70 Feb 5, 2026 LETTER, dated 02/05/2026, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, RECEIVED.Service date 02/05/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/05/2026 04:25 PM] 71 Feb 6, 2026 ATTORNEY, Jason Anthony Driscoll for Appellant Samuel Bankman-Fried, TERMINATED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 09:17 AM] Main Doc­ument 72 Jun 12, 2026 NEW CASE MANAGER, Yana Segal, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 06/12/2026 09:06 AM] Main Doc­ument 73 Jun 12, 2026 OPINION, affirming judgment of the district court, by BDP, ECL, MAK, FILED. [Entered: 06/12/2026 09:10 AM] Opinion FILED Opinion FILED 74 Jun 12, 2026 JUDGMENT, FILED [Entered: 06/12/2026 11:45 AM]