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Jose Joya Parada, Oscar Armando Sorto Romero, Milton Portillo Rodriguez, and Juan Carlos Sandoval Rodriguez v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-4262, 22-4281, 22-4290, 22-4324 · judgment April 10, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

JEREMY A. THOMPSON KIMBERLY H. ALBRO OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER 1901 Assembly Street, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201 LAUREN M. MCLARNEY ROSENBERG MARTIN GREENBERG, LLP 25 South Charles Street 21st Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 STUART A. BERMAN LERCH, EARLY & BREWER, CHARTERED 7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700 Bethesda, MD 20814

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar
Hogan Lovells US LLP

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
5 cert-stage

Linked docket
25A8

Proceedings

  1. Aug 28 2026
    Motion of Jose Joya Parada, et al. for leave to file petition for rehearing submitted.
  2. Aug 28 2026
    Petition of Jose Joya Parada, et al. for rehearing submitted.
  3. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Dec 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  5. Dec 15 2025
    Reply of petitioners Jose Joya Parada, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  6. Dec 12 2025
    Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
  7. Dec 08 2025
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  8. Oct 27 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2025.
  9. Oct 24 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2025 to December 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. Oct 08 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Professor Wanling Su filed.
  11. Oct 08 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
  12. Oct 01 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
  13. Sep 30 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2025.
  14. Sep 29 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2025 to November 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  15. Sep 11 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
  16. Sep 10 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
  17. Sep 08 2025
    Response Requested. (Due October 8, 2025)
  18. Aug 27 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  19. Aug 20 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  20. Aug 08 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 11, 2025)
  21. Jul 02 2025
    Application (25A8) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 8, 2025.
  22. Jun 27 2025
    Application (25A8) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 9, 2025 to August 8, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.