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Javier Enrique Barraza-Miranda v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50496 · judgment April 9, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Fifth Circuit decision below and counsel who has filed here before.

Question presented

The Fifth Circuit erred when they decided that the United States Government’s failure to take actions outside of the United States did not jeopardize the Petitioner’s Right to a Speedy Trial as guaranteed under the 6th Amendment and the Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. § 3161(b)).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Louis Elias Lopez Jr.

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 13 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 06 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Jul 21 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2025)