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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
Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Questions presented
■- -QUESTIONS of-'first impression
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when the legislature wakes one exclusion to a statute^ are Courts authorized to add a second exclusion?
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Are life-sentenced inmates,, in Texas, eligible for Mandatory Supervision release?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ernesto Gutierrez
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (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 27 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Dec 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 13, 2026)