U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2025

United States v. McCambry

United States v. McCambry
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · Decided October 22, 2025

United States v. McCambry

Opinion

Appellate Case: 23-3260 Document: 48-1 Date Filed: 10/22/2025 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT October 22, 2025 _________________________________ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 23-3260 (D.C. Nos. 2:19-CV-02394-JAR-JPO, ASHAWNTUS S. MCCAMBRY, 2:19-CV-02491-JAR, & 2:16-CR-20003-DDC-1) Defendant - Appellant. (D. Kan.) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 23-3262 (D.C. Nos. 2:18-CV-02463-JAR-JPO, NICHOLAS MATTHEW HURTADO, 2:19-CV-02491-JAR, & 2:15-CR-20032-DDC-2) Defendant - Appellant. (D. Kan.)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 23-3269 (D.C. Nos. 2:18-CV-2501-JAR-JPO, DAVID SHEVLIN, 2:19-CV-02491-JAR, & 2:15-CR-20099-DDC-1) Defendant - Appellant. (D. Kan.) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, Appellate Case: 23-3260 Document: 48-1 Date Filed: 10/22/2025 Page: 2

v. No. 23-3277 (D.C. Nos. 2:18-CV-2117-JAR-JPO, GREGORY RAPP, 2:19-CV-02491-JAR, & 2:14-CR-20067-JAR-1) Defendant - Appellant. (D. Kan.) _________________________________ ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY * _________________________________ Before HOLMES, Chief Judge, MATHESON, and EID, Circuit Judges. _________________________________ These matters are before us on the Appellants’ Unopposed Motion to Summarily Resolve Appeals, wherein they each request a certificate of appealability (COA) on the following issue: Did the district court err when it concluded that the Sixth Amendment is not violated if the government establishes the absence of prejudice when a prosecutor intentionally and unjustifiably intrudes on the defendant’s confidential attorney- client communications after the defendant pleads guilty but before the defendant is sentenced?

Appellants each acknowledge that, absent a COA, these appeals must be dismissed. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). They also acknowledges that this court is bound by both United States v. Orduno-Ramirez, 61 F.4th 1263 (10th Cir. 2023) and United States v. Hohn, 123 F.4th 1084 (10th Cir. 2024) to deny the requested certificates of appealability.

Upon consideration, the abatement of these matters is lifted. Each appeal shall proceed on the preliminary record already on file. Appellants’ requests for a COA are

* This order is not binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.

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foreclosed by Orduno-Ramirez and Hohn. Accordingly, we deny a COA for each appeal and dismiss these matters.

Entered for the Court

CHRISTOPHER M. WOLPERT, Clerk

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