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Lucas Tavares v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1840 · judgment October 16, 2025
Question presented
The question presented here is the same as the second question presented in the petition for certiorari in Hunter v. United States, No. 24-1063, which this Court granted for plenary review on October 10, 2025. The question presented is: Whether an appeal waiver applies when the sentencing judge advises the defendant that he has a right to appeal and the government does not object.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Anne M. Carter
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, June 29, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 10 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- May 26 2026Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Apr 20 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 26, 2026.
- Apr 16 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2026 to May 26, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Mar 20 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 23, 2026)