The Luke Wenke Files
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Category: appeals
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Luke Wenke Appeal 25-1165 | Notice of Appeal
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
On May 15, 2025, federal prosecutors filed their response opposing Luke Wenke’s motion to stay enforcement of his involuntary commitment while he pursued an appeal. Wenke sought to postpone his transfer for inpatient mental health treatment and remain in county jail while the appeal was…
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ORDER: District Court Judge Denies Luke Wenke’s Motion to Stay His Involuntary Commitment
On May 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. denied Luke Wenke’s motion to stay enforcement of the court’s commitment order while Wenke pursued an appeal. The underlying April 23 order committed Wenke to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization and…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Conveniently Forgets the Time I Called the Cops On Him
In this May 22, 2025 letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, Luke Wenke revisits his federal cyberstalking case while making numerous allegations against law enforcement, attorneys, probation officials, his original cyberstalking victim, and Katie. Among his…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Denies Cyberstalking AFTER Guilty Plea, Claims Phone Was Hacked
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. In it, he disputes the conduct underlying his original federal cyberstalking case despite having…
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LETTER: Luke Wenke Believes His Victims & the Court Are Involved in a Large-Scale Conspiracy Against Him
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.
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
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)
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
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.…
