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Juan Carlos Bejar-Guizar v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-3201 · judgment July 9, 2025
Question presented
Border patrol agents found Juan Carlos Bejar-Guizar walking in a heavily populated residential and commercial area close to a large mall—places near the border where U.S. citizens often go. They arrested him on suspicion of illegally entering the United States. The question presented is: Whether a court assessing the existence of reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment may exclude facts that show a likelihood of innocent behavior when weighing the totality of the circumstances. prefix
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Zandra Lopez
Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 12 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)