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Miguel Angel Sierra-Torreblanca v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-60522 · judgment March 27, 2026
Question presented
INTRODUCTION This petition presents a straightforward case for certiorari review of whether the Fifth Circuit failed to appropriately explain its affirmance. This Court should accordingly grant review to reverse the Fifth Circuit’s affirmance of the district court’s upwardly varied sentence. QUESTION PRESENTED The question presented is: Whether the Fifth Circuit properly reviewed the district court’s sentence when it wrote a two paragraph opinion affirming an upwardly varied sentence.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gregory S. Park
Federal Public Defender's Office
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jul 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 09 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 24 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2026)