The Luke Wenke Files
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Category: appeals
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Luke Wenke Threatens Multiple Lawsuits, Falsely Accuses Victims of Crimes
In the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City (received in May of 2025), Luke Wenke reflects on his incarceration, legal cases, the death of Pope Francis, and his growing list of grievances against people and institutions he…
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Luke Wenke Appeal: Government Defends Involuntary Commitment
In this appellee brief, the U.S. government asks the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a federal judge’s April 2025 decision ordering Luke Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The dispute followed Wenke’s federal cyberstalking conviction and multiple subsequent alleged supervised-release violations.…
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The Luke Wenke Files | Court Documents
Here’s a list of court documents pertaining to Luke Wenke’s cases, starting with the most recent. Please check back frequently, as these pages are a work in progress. Wenke v. Valentine et al. Luke Wenke’s lawsuit against this website’s owner and a federal agent who…
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Luke Wenke LETTER: “Important People Attended My Baptism in 1992”
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City in May of 2025 while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York. In it, he discusses his 1992 baptism in Olean, New York, claiming…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Demands an In-Person Meeting w/ His Victims
Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to U.S. Appeals Court Judge Debra Ann Livingston in late March of 2026. In it, he again focuses extensively on people connected to his federal cyberstalking cases while describing what he portrays as a planned in-person meeting involving people…
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“If It’s the Last Thing I Do”: Luke Wenke Vows to Take His Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
In this April 2026 letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Luke Wenke vows to take his legal battle all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court “if it’s the last thing” he does while making another series of accusations against me and…
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Luke Wenke Appeal: Appellant’s Brief in Federal Case #25-1165
In this appellant’s brief, Luke Wenke challenges the federal district court’s decision ordering his involuntary commitment to a mental health facility. Filed in Appeal No. 25-1165, the brief argues that the evidence presented to the district court was insufficient to justify Wenke’s hospitalization, even if…
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Luke Wenke Appeal: Prosecution Urges Court to DENY Wenke’s Motion to Stay Involuntary Commitment
In June 2025, federal prosecutors opposed Luke Wenke’s request to delay his involuntary commitment while he appealed the district court’s treatment order. Wenke had been ordered in April 2025 to undergo involuntary mental health treatment at a suitable facility. His federal public defender sought to…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Claims He’s a “Jailhouse Lawyer,” Advocates for R. Kelly’s Release
Luke Wenke sent the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York in March 2025. In it, he describes himself as an “active jailhouse lawyer” and claims fellow…
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Federal Judge Orders Luke Wenke Committed for Treatment
The following Order of Commitment is the federal court decision that became the subject of Luke Wenke’s Appeal No. 25-1165. It was handed down in April 2025 following proceedings concerning Wenke’s mental health, dangerousness, competency, and suspected need for compulsory mental health treatment. The proceedings…
