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Noe De Jesus Arce-Hernandez v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-558 · judgment January 21, 2026


Pending

Question presented

  1. Did the district court’s oral declaration, during the Petitioner’s Rule 11 change–of–plea proceeding, that the Petitioner reserved the right to appeal a sentence that was not in compliance with the United States Sentencing Guidelines permit an appeal based on an asserted misapplication of the Guidelines by the district court, despite the express sentence appeal waiver language in the written plea agreement? PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING All parties to the proceedings are listed in the caption. The petitioner is not a corporation. The petitioner is Noe De Jesus Arce-Hernandez. The Respondent is the United States of America.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael J. Bresnehan
Law Offices of Michael J. Bresnehan, P.C.

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Aug 05 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. Jun 30 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 17, 2026)