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Isaac Nformangum v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-20515 · judgment January 2, 2026
Pending
Question presented
This case presents a circuit split that this Court previously granted certiorari to resolve but did not ultimately decide. United States v. Resendiz-Ponce, 549 U.S. 102, 116-17 (2007) (Scalia, J., dissenting). The question presented is: Whether the failure of an indictment to allege an essential element of a criminal offense constitutes structural error requiring automatic reversal, or instead is subject to harmless-error review.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Dennis Hester
Hester Law
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jul 30 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 8, 2026.
- Jul 29 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 7, 2026 to September 8, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 06 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 7, 2026.
- Jul 02 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 8, 2026 to August 7, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 08 2026Response Requested. (Due July 8, 2026)
- May 27 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
- May 21 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 01 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 27, 2026)