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Martin Chavez-Zarate v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-5742 · judgment January 28, 2026


Certiorari denied · May 4, 2026

Question presented

No. __________ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _______________________________________ MARTIN CHAVEZ-ZARATE, PETITIONER vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT ________________ ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ________________ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ___________________ The Petitioner, MARTIN CHAVEZ-ZARATE, by his undersigned counsel, asks leave to file the attached Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, without prepayment of costs and to proceed in forma pauperis. Vicki Marolt Buchanan was appointed counsel for Mr. Chavez-Zarate in the court of appeals under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(b). ***

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Vicki Marolt Buchanan
Vicki Marolt Buchanan, PC

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 04 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 16 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2026.
  3. Apr 08 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Mar 27 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 1, 2026)