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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
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
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
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A1078
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. See 28 U. S. C. §455(b)(3) and Code of Conduct for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Canon 3B(2)(e) (prior government employment).
- Jul 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 09 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 16, 2026)
- Apr 06 2026Application (25A1078) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 15, 2026.
- Mar 30 2026Application (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.