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Carlos Demond Robinson v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-7200 · judgment November 20, 2025

Pending

Question presented

Is the 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h) requirement that “[a] second or successive motion must be certified . . . by a panel of the appropriate court of appeals” a jurisdictional prerequisite or a claims-processing rule?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eric Joseph Brignac
Office of the Federal Public Defender

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A1078

Proceedings

  1. Jul 16 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jul 09 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
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  3. Jun 09 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 16, 2026)
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  4. Apr 06 2026
    Application (25A1078) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 15, 2026.
  5. Mar 30 2026
    Application (25A1078) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 16, 2026 to June 15, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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