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Joshua Waters v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10818 · judgment March 10, 2026
Pending
Question presented
The question presented is whether, consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and United States v. Jose, 519 U.S. 54 (1996), a court of appeals may dismiss as unripe a direct appeal challenging a supervised-release condition in the final written judgment authorizing penile plethysmograph testing because the testing’s administration depends on a later discretionary decision.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Maria Gabriela Vega
Office of the Federal Public Defender, NDTX
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 25 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 18 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 15, 2026)