No. 19-7102

Ruben Mendez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: case-review constitutional-law court-of-appeals criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing due-process judicial-precedent legal-procedure precedent sentencing statutory-interpretation supreme-court supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-04-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? No. In the Supreme Court of the United States RUBEN MENDEZ, PETITIONER, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Ruben Mendez asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 19, 2019.

Docket Entries

2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-03-18
Reply of petitioner Ruben Mendez filed. (Distributed)
2020-02-28
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-01-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 28, 2020.
2020-01-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 29, 2020 to February 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2020)

Attorneys

Ruben Mendez
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Kristin Michelle KimmelmanFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent