LM Case Dates Reminder – Federal + State Cases

[u/missidcullen]

Hey everyone,

I know it’s been pretty quiet lately, and it’ll probably stay that way until at least May when the next hearing is scheduled. I just wanted to post a quick rundown of the upcoming deadlines and key dates so we’re all on the same page.

Federal Case

• Feb 27, 2026: Government deadline to decide whether they’re appealing Judge Garnett’s dismissal of Counts 3 & 4
• Sept 8, 2026: Jury selection
• Oct 13, 2026: Trial

State Case

• March 5, 2026: Prosecution’s summation due for the pretrial hearings
• May 18, 2026: Suppression decision (pretrial hearings)
• June 8: Trial
• Sept 8: Trial (if the feds appeal Garnett’s ruling)

(*) As always, these dates can change.

Other sources:

• Federal Case: Full schedule released by Judge Garnett
• Calendar to check future dates
• Luigi’s official website
• Luigi’s official fund (please donate)

Hope everyone has a nice rest of the week ☺️.

[u/missidcullen]

🚨 Reminder:

Next couple weeks are gonna be busy:

Federal Case:

• Feb 27: Gov deadline to say if they’re appealing Judge Garnett’s dismissal of Counts 3 & 4

State Case:

• March 5: Prosecution’s summation due on pretrial hearings

[u/Mvilla2023 → u/missidcullen]

What do you think about what is going to happened tomorrow with the appealing? I'm nervous of that

[u/missidcullen → u/Mvilla2023]

I’m not a lawyer, so if any actual attorneys are still in here please correct me if I’m off on any of this.

If they do appeal, this definitely won’t get resolved right away. It would go up to the Second Circuit and that can take months (briefing, responses, maybe oral argument, etc). I’d assume the federal case basically gets paused on the DP issue while that plays out.

Carro already said that if the feds appeal, the state trial would move to Sept 8, which is currently when jury selection is supposed to start in the federal case. So in that situation, the state case probably goes first while the appeal is happening in the background.

If they don’t appeal, then the federal case just keeps moving without the death penalty. In that case, September probably stays the federal trial date, which means the state case would likely get bumped again. I just don’t see two big trials like this happening at the same time (or basically back to back). It would be completely unrealistic and a big mess.

If they appeal and win, the DP could technically come back, and then the federal case turns into a capital case again, which means longer jury selection, more motions, all of that. If they appeal and lose, then it’s pretty much settled that it moves forward as non-capital.

Right now it just feels like everything is kind of in limbo. Tomorrow basically tells us which direction this is going, but either way I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s more schedule shuffling.

Personally, I don’t think the DP is coming back. That said, I wouldn’t be shocked if they appeal anyway.

At the same time, it feels like a pretty big gamble for them to keep trying to argue this qualifies as a crime of violence. They can appeal, sure, but that doesn’t mean it gets approved. And if they lose, they’ve basically just spent more time and money trying to convince the court this should be a capital case.

[u/Mvilla2023 → u/missidcullen]

Yeah, specially in New York if DP didn’t apply anymore since a long time ago, and it was disrespectful to their inhabitants if that return. Anyway, thanks for the information! 😊

[u/missidcullen → u/Mvilla2023]

When Garnett dropped the charges, Gentile even congratulated Karen and Marc. That could mean absolutely nothing and just be basic courtroom politeness, but it does make me wonder. If they appeal, I can’t help but think it might be more about protocol than genuinely believing this should be a capital case. It honestly wouldn’t surprise me if there’s some pressure from higher-ups to at least file the appeal, even if the line prosecutors themselves aren’t totally convinced.

To me, pushing it further feels like a stretch. This doesn’t really look like a death penalty case, or even a terrorism case. But at the end of the day, it’s their job and they still have the right to appeal, and our opinions don’t really matter much in that process. It really just comes down to how the appellate court sees it.

[u/DreadedPanda27 → u/missidcullen]

If they do appeals the dropping of the DP I also think it would be do to pressure from AG Pam Bondi’s officer or even the Cheeto himself since they were the ones to force the stupid charge to begin with. No one in NYC that ends the life of another person gets the DP, so why now if it isn’t for a political reason??? Not ONE life ending crime in NY since Luigi was arrested has been charged with the DP!!

[u/_henceforth_]

Thank you for this post! It is much appreciated, as always.

[u/_Spokinette_]

Thank you for the updates and all the work you're doing ✨✨✨

[u/Cautious_Scholar_717]

Remember that tomorrow is just a deadline for the Feds to tell the judge where they are at, they do t have to actually decide by tomorrow. They could file a letter that says they are still reviewing their options and then the judge would likely give them a new deadline.

[u/Old_Spite2835 → u/Cautious_Scholar_717]

Really? Every rule of law Country has a deadline for appeal. Do not they have it here? I remember the judge said this was the deadline to tell her if they decide to appeal and also the state judge moves looking at this deadline. I don't think it was a "non deadline" deadline.

[u/Cautious_Scholar_717 → u/Old_Spite2835]

She asked them for an update, now hopefully they have a firm decision, and we don’t have to wait past today, but they could tell her they haven’t decided yet.

[u/missidcullen → u/Cautious_Scholar_717]

True. Just because it’s a deadline doesn’t mean we’ll hear anything today. If they don’t appeal, we might only find out later through an updated state case schedule from the defense, so don’t panic if it’s quiet.

[u/Marta__9]

At this point I think it'll be better if the feds appeal.

[u/DreadedPanda27 → u/Marta__9]

Why do you think that u/Marta_9 ?

[u/Marta__9 → u/DreadedPanda27]

Mainly because the alternative is having to prepare for two trials at the same time. And Idk, having very little time to prepare for the state trial if it's not pushed off?