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Pedro Cesar Villalobos-Espinoza v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10511 · judgment October 28, 2025
Question presented
Should Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), be overruled? LIST OF PARTIES Pedro Cesar Villalobos-Espinoza, petitioner on review, was the DefendantAppellant below. The United States of America, respondent on review, was PlaintiffAppellee. No party is a corporation. RELATED PROCEEDINGS • United States v. Villalobos-Espinoza, No. 4:24-CR-266, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Judgment entered on April 9, 2025. • United States v. Villalobos-Espinoza, No. 25-10511, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment entered on October 28, 2025.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kevin Joel Page
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 02 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
- Feb 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 27 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 5, 2026)