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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: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)