CLEVELAND, Ohio - An Ohio man accused of illegally hacking thousands of computers, including those belonging to a U.S. government agency, is in the Mahoning County Jail as he waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the justices will consider his case.

Phillip Durachinsky, 36, of North Royalton, who has been in custody since his 2017 arrest, has filed a petition asking the high court to decide whether a defendant has a right to a separate attorney to argue they are mentally fit to stand trial when their main attorney believes they are not.

Durachinsky's petition for review was filed in late June. The U.S. government has waived its right to respond, and the case has been scheduled for a conference of Supreme Court justices on Sept. 29, 2025.

Durachinsky, 28, was indicted on Jan. 1

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