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Brandon Wade Moragne-El v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-4363 · judgment December 19, 2025


Pending

Question presented

I. IS THE PETITIONER’S CASE MOOT WITHOUT ANY COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES WHEN HE IS SERVING TWO CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES TO THE SENTENCE UNDER ATTACK? II. DOES THE PETITIONER’S CASE FALL UNDER AN EXCEPTION TO THE MOOTNESS DOCTRINE, BECAUSE IT IS “CAPABLE OF REPETITION, YET EVADING REVIEW”? III. DOES THE PETITIONER CURRENTLY HAVE A LEGAL INTEREST IN THE OUTCOME OF THIS APPEAL?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brandon W. Moragne-El

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
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Proceedings

  1. Apr 13 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2026)