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Jerry Lee Canfield v. Bobby Lumpkin, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-40165 · judgment February 9, 2026


Certiorari denied · October 13, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Did the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ignore and/or misconstrue the precedents of this Court by holding: : the Plaintiff failed to show imilarly situated individuals and his class-of-one claim fails?”

  2. Over two decades ago, this Court made a statement and conclu­ sion in Mckune v. Lile, and Connecticut Dept, of Pub. Safety v. Doe, that "sex offenders are a serious thfeat in this nation” and based this conclusion on an outdated fact that "when con-e­ victed sex offenders re-enter society, they are much more likely than any Other type of offender to be re-arrested for a new .. rape or sexual assault.” Should this Court revisit and change this statement and conclusion because the facts relied upon to come up with this rationale are no longer accurate, true, dr reliable; but now, objective facts declares the complete op­ posite? Mckune v. Lile, 536 U.S. 24, 32 (2002); Connecticut : Dept, of Pub. Safety v. Doe, 538 U.S. 1, 4 (2003).

  3. Did the lower Courts abuse their discretion, by denying the Petitioner the option to replead his best case?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jerry Lee Canfield

For respondent
Christopher Lee Lindsey
Attorney General of Texas

Case

Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A1041

Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 13 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 24 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
  3. Sep 08 2026
    Waiver of right of respondents Bobby Lumpkin; Bryan Collier; Timothy Fitzpatrick; Eric Guerrero; Deanna R. Frances; Jingle M. Meeks; Patrick L. O'Daniel; Oscar Mendoza; J. Back; Karen Hall to respond filed.
  4. Jul 08 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 11, 2026)
  5. Mar 23 2026
    Application (25A1041) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 9, 2026.
  6. Mar 10 2026
    Application (25A1041) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 10, 2026 to July 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.