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Ernesto Gutierrez v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10484 · judgment August 7, 2025

Pending

Questions presented

■- -QUESTIONS of-'first impression

when the legislature wakes one exclusion to a statute^ are Courts authorized to add a second exclusion?
Are life-sentenced inmates,, in Texas, eligible for Mandatory Supervision release?

For petitioner
Ernesto Gutierrez

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Aug 27 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Dec 16 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 13, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service