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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


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

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

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 26 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 12 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)