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Martin Gutierrez-Barba v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-10232 · judgment May 23, 2025

Certiorari denied · March 2, 2026

Question presented

Is urging a sentence recommendation lower than is ultimately imposed and grounding that recommendation in the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, sufficient to preserve a claim of procedural error?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jami Johnson
Federal Public Defenders Office

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A526

Proceedings

  1. Mar 02 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 12 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
  3. Feb 09 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
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  4. Jan 30 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Nov 06 2025
    Application (25A526) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 1, 2026.
  6. Nov 04 2025
    Application (25A526) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2025 to February 1, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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