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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
Questions presented
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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.
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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
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Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 13 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- May 14 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2026)