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Juan Guajardo-Martinez v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-1144 · judgment September 22, 2025
Question presented
Whether this Court should recognize the “ruse exception” to the Speedy Trial Act when federal law enforcement and immigration authorities work together to violate defendants’ right to a speedy indictment under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(b)? LIST OF PARTIES All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Johanna Maria Christiansen
Federal Public Defender's Office
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, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 12 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 28, 2026)