No. 18-776

Pedro Pablo Guerrero-Lasprilla v. William P. Barr, Attorney General

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-19
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: agency-decision criminal-alien-bar diligence-standard due-process equitable-tolling immigration-law judicial-review removability statutory-deadline statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20 (distributed 2 times)
Related Cases: 18-1015 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the application of a legal standard to an undisputed set of facts is a question of law, or a pure question of fact that may be barred from judicial review

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Following this Court's judgment in Mata v. Lynch, 135 S. Ct. 2150 (2015), the Fifth Circuit joined all of its sister circuits in holding that the statutory deadline for filing a motion to reopen a removal order is subject to equitable tolling. Lugo-Resendez v. Lynch, 831 F. 3d 337 (CA5 2016). In so doing, the Fifth Circuit adopted this Court's standard for equitable tolling from Menominee Indian Tribe of Wis. v. United States, 136 S. Ct 750 (2016). Thereafter, the Fifth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the merits of whether a movant (with criminal removability) pursued their rights diligently, thus further dividing a split between the courts of appeals. Penalva v. Sessions, 884 F. 3d 521 (CA5 2018). The question presented here is: 1. Whether the application of a legal standard to an undisputed set of facts is a question of law, or a pure question of fact that may be barred from judicial review. Or, more specifically: 2. Whether the criminal alien bar, 8 U.S.C. §1252(a)(2)(C), tempered by §1252(a)(2)(D), prohibits a court from reviewing an agency decision finding that a movant lacked diligence for equitable tolling purposes, notwithstanding the lack of a factual dispute.

Docket Entries

2020-04-24
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2019-10-25
CIRCULATED
2019-10-23
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit.
2019-09-05
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed.
2019-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-23
Reply of petitioner Pedro Pablo Guerrero-Lasprilla filed.
2019-03-21
Brief of respondent William P. Barr, Attorney General in opposition filed.
2019-02-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 21, 2019.
2019-02-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 19, 2019 to March 21, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-01-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 19, 2019.
2019-01-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 18, 2019 to February 19, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 18, 2019)
2018-12-10
Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system.

Attorneys

American Civil Liberties Union
Lee GelerntAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Amicus
Lee GelerntAmerican Civil Liberties Union, Amicus
American Immigration Council, et al.
Mark Christopher FlemingWilmerHale, Amicus
Mark Christopher FlemingWilmerHale, Amicus
Pedro Pablo Guerrero-Lasprilla
Paul Whitfield HughesMcDermott Will & Emery, Petitioner
Paul Whitfield HughesMcDermott Will & Emery, Petitioner
Mario Rene UrizarPrada Urizar PLLC, Petitioner
Mario Rene UrizarPrada Urizar PLLC, Petitioner
Scholars of Habeas Corpus Law
Joshua Seth LipshutzGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Joshua Seth LipshutzGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
William P. Barr, Attorney General
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent