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Houhe Zeng v. Owner of 8020 Quartz Lane, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-40449 · judgment April 7, 2026


Pending

Questions presented

  1. Whether Article III permits federal procedural finality to attach through dismissal, affirmance, rehearing denial, and mandate issuance before any court adjudicates a preserved Rule 60(b)(4) challenge asserting that the judgment is void.

  2. Whether Rule 60(b)(4) becomes functionally unavailable when preserved voidness challenges remain unadjudicated while procedural finality continues to accumulate through successive judicial stages.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
HouHe Zeng

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. May 14 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2026)