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Ali Fathelelah Elmezayen v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-3554 · judgment February 26, 2026
Question presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred when it denied petitioner a certificate of appealability by applying Slack’s procedural-dismissal standard, even though the District Court denied petitioner’s § 2255 constitutional claims on the merits and did not dismiss the motion on any independent procedural ground.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ali F. Elmezayen
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
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 13 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 07 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jul 16 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2026)