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Sixto Gerardo Zuniga v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-60096 · judgment December 24, 2025

Certiorari denied · May 26, 2026
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 a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kelli Jo Stump
Kelli J. Stump, PLLC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, May 26, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. May 26 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 05 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2026.
  3. Apr 27 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Bondi, Pamela to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 24 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2026)
  5. Mar 24 2026
    Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.