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Ivan Gutierrez v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-765 · judgment March 21, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

Did imposing a leadership enhancement on Petitioner, pursuant to USSG § 3B1.1(b) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, but not on his codefendant who held a materially indistinguishable leadership position, violate Petitioner’s right to equal protection?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kenneth M. Miller

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 08 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jun 10 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 16, 2025)