Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →

Ray Leonerdirt Díaz-Santiago v. José Sánchez-Acosta, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 24-1256 · judgment October 7, 2025


Certiorari denied · April 27, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the First Circuit erred in holding that Petitioner’s contractual and constitutional rights were discharged under PROMESA’s Title III Plan of Adjustment despite certified, self-authenticating government records demonstrating the existence of an active and enforceable government contract, in conflict with Federal Rules of Evidence 902 and longstanding Fifth Amendment protections for vested property rights.

  2. Whether the First Circuit violated the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause by issuing a mandate without adjudicating constitutional claims supported by self-authenticating electronic government communications transmitted under federally authorized

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ray Leonerdirt Díaz Santiago

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 27 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 08 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
  3. Dec 16 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)