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In Re Wilfredo Feliciano-Rodriguez

IFP petition


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Court of Appeals violated its constitutional duty by failing to determine the absence of federal subject-matter jurisdiction after the government omitted its opposition brief and instead filed a motion for summary disposition in Case Nos. 23-1405, 23-1706, and 23-1520, while simultaneously arguing that the District Court possessed federal jurisdiction because Puerto Rico is "a current territory of the United States."

  2. Whether the repeated failure of the lower courts to address the jurisdictional challenge — despite clear constitutional and statutory mandates — constitutues an abuse of judicial power warranting the issuance of a writ of mandamus.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Wilfredo Feliciano-Rodriguez

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 08 2025
    Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 16, 2026)