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Jesus Dorado-Calderon v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10988 · judgment March 11, 2026
Question presented
Should Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), be overruled? LIST OF PARTIES Jesus Dorado-Calderon, petitioner on review, was the Defendant-Appellant below. The United States of America, respondent on review, was Plaintiff-Appellee. No party is a corporation. RELATED PROCEEDINGS • United States v. Dorado-Calderon, No. 4:25-CR-00063, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Judgment entered on August 27, 2025. • United States v. Dorado-Calderon, No. 25-10988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judgment entered on March 11, 2026.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christy Posnett Martin
Federal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 07 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2026)