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Luigi
Mangione As
Judge Sees DOJ
Violation of Order
US Gets Extension
to Oct 8
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Substack Book Patreon
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 3 – Luigi Mangione was
presented in Federal court on
December 19 on four charges,
one of them death penalty
eligible, for the killing of
UnitedHealth CEO Brian
Thompson. Inner City Press was
there, covering the case
toward a book.
On February 4,
death penalty qualified
(learned) counsel was
appointed for Mangione in
SDNY, endorsed letter on
Patreon here
On April 1 DOJ
announced it will seek the
death penalty against
Mangione.
In the
interim, after some push back,
Inner City Press published a
book Luigi Mangione Lone Wolf
here,
audiobook here.
On April 15 the
US responded to Mangione's
anti-death penalty filing with
a ripeness argument: "The
defendant has identified no
authority for the notion that
it can prevent the Government
from seeking capital
punishment before indictment."
Full filing on Patreon here
On April
17, Inner City Press vlogged
in the morning to expect
something - and past 5 pm the SDNY prosecutors
docketed an indictment
of Mangione,
with "Special
Findings
Regarding the
Murder of Brian
Thompson" - here.
On
April 24 the
US filed
"NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SEEK
THE DEATH
PENALTY - here.
On
September 16,
after a state
court
proceeding
covered in
person by
Inner City
Press in which
murder by act
of terror as
dismissed,
in the Federal
case
Mangione's
lawyers asked
to push back
briefing dates
(but not
December 5),
and noted that
their death
penalty
motions are
due September
19. Filing on
Patreon here.
It was
just past
midnight when
the motion was
filed, more than 100
pages,
attacking the
Constitutionality
of the death penalty, on
Patreon here
On the
evening
of September
23 Mangione's
lawyer filed a
complaint that
the " Justice
Department is
knowingly and
intentionally
in violation
of this
Court’s Order
by continuing
to make false
and damaging
statements in
this death
penalty case."
On the morning
of September
24 Judge
Garnett ruled
that "It
appears from
this letter
that multiple
employees at
the Department
of Justice may
have violated
Local Criminal
Rule 23.1, and
this Court's
order of April
25, 2025
specifically
identifying
the strictures
of this rule
for counsel
and directing
the
prosecution
team to ensure
that the
highest levels
of the
Department of
Justice, up to
and including
Attorney
General Bondi,
were aware of
and understood
they were
bound by this
Rule" -
full order
with reference
to pending
motion on
death penalty on
Patreon here
On
October 3 the
US Attorney's
Office got
more time to
respond: "The
Government
respectfully
requests a
brief
extension of
the deadline
to respond to
the Order of
the Court
dated
September 24,
2025 regarding
Local Criminal
Rule 23.1 from
today, Friday,
October 3,
2025 to
Wednesday,
October 8,
2025, to allow
time for the
Government to
consult
further with
Department of
Justice
personnel
concerning
matters
relevant to
submission of
the letter and
sworn
declaration
the Court
directed.
Defense
counsel does
not object to
the
Government's
request.
ENDORSEMENT:
Request
GRANTED. The
Government
shall comply
with the
September 24
Order by
October 8,
2025. (Signed
by Judge
Margaret M.
Garnett on
10/3/2025)."
The Federal case
is US v. Mangione, 1:25-cr-176
(Garnett)
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and Substack here
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