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Kevin Lawrence v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-60265 · judgment July 24, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether due process is violated when a court of appeals fails to serve a pro se litigant under custodial supervision with notice of its judgment and mandate, resulting in the loss of the opportunity to seek panel rehearing, rehearing en banc, and timely review by this Court, through no fault of the litigant.
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Whether a court of appeals may refuse to recall its mandate on timeliness grounds when the asserted untimeliness was caused by the clerk’s failure to provide notice ofjudgment as required by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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Whether a court of appeals’ refusal to recall its mandate after a litigant demonstrates lack of service ofjudgment denies meaningful access to the courts in violation of the Due Process Clause.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kevin Lawrence
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 28 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 5, 2026)