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Heriberto Mendez-Lozano v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-40631 · judgment March 10, 2026

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026

Question presented

Whether a criminal defendant can waive any challenge to his conviction through his notice of appeal where claims-processing Rule 3(c)(6) describes the procedure for limiting the scope of appeal and the limitation in the notice is not express?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Cheri Christine Thomas
Lewis Thomas Law PC

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 2026
Petition DENIED.
Jul 09 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Jul 06 2026
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Jun 08 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service