The Luke Wenke Files

Since 12/2024 – LONG after the stalking began!

Category: appeals

  • Luke Wenke Appeal 25-1165 | Notice of Appeal

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    This May 1, 2025 Notice of Appeal marks the beginning of Luke Wenke’s second federal appeal stemming from his original cyberstalking case. Wenke filed the appeal after the federal court ordered him involuntarily committed to a “suitable facility” for mental health treatment. Through this filing,…


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  • DOCUMENT: The U.S. Government Urges the Court to Deny Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment

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    In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…


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  • ORDER: District Court Judge Denies Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment

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    In late April of 2025, the federal judge overseeing Luke Wenke’s case ordered Wenke to undergo involuntary inpatient mental health treatment. The decision came on the heels of multiple mental evaluations that were carried out over an extended time period, which resulted in Wenke being…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Conveniently Forgets the Time I Called the Cops On Him

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    Luke Wenke sent this letter to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in May of 2025 while detained at the Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York. In it, he claims that no one had ever called law enforcement on him until his cyberstalking victim…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Denies Cyberstalking AFTER Guilty Plea, Claims Phone Was Hacked

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    Luke Wenke mailed this 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 April 2025. USA v. Luke Wenke Appeal | Letter April 2nd, 2025 Case #23-6964, Doc. #19…


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  • LETTER: Luke Wenke Believes His Victims & the Court Are Involved in a Large-Scale Conspiracy Against Him

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    Luke Wenke mailed the following letter to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City while detained on federal remand at the Niagara County Jail in March of 2025. In it, he describes an elaborate alleged conspiracy involving his victims, the federal…


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  • After his lawyer warned of plans to file an Anders brief, Luke Wenke filed a motion to withdraw his appeal.

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    This November 1, 2023 filing documents Luke Wenke’s decision to withdraw Appeal No. 23-6964 following a conversation with his public defender about the future of the case. According to the motion, Wenke’s attorney advised him that if he continued pursuing the appeal, counsel planned to…


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  • Luke Wenke Appeal 23-6964 | District Court Judgment

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    This August 22, 2023 District Court Judgment documents the outcome of Luke Wenke’s supervised-release violation proceedings following his federal cyberstalking conviction. The proceedings centered on Wenke’s violation of court-ordered restrictions prohibiting him from contacting his cyberstalking victim, either directly or indirectly. The court determined that…


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  • Luke Wenke APPEAL #23-6964 – Notice of Appeal (Doc. #1)

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    This August 22, 2023 Notice of Appeal marks the beginning of Luke Wenke’s first appeal stemming from his federal cyberstalking case. Wenke filed the appeal after the federal court found that he violated the conditions of his supervised release by indirectly contacting his cyberstalking victim.…


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  • USA v. Luke Wenke Appeals – Docket Reports

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    The following docket reports pertain to two appeals that Luke Wenke filed in his first cyberstalking case (1:22-cr-00035). The first docket report pertains to Wenke’s most recent appeal case (#25-1165), and the docket report below it pertains to his previous appeal case (#23-6964). USA v.…


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