No. 25-5348

Hector Cristobal Mejia-Estrada v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-authority judicial-delegation probation-officer sentencing-commission standard-conditions supervised-release
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Standard Condition 12 unconstitutionally delegate judicial authority to the probation officer?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

When a district court imposes a term of supervised release as part of a sentence, t he United States Sentencing Commission recommends imposing a long list of “standard” conditions of supervised release. Standard Condition 12 reads: If the probation officer determines that the defendant poses a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may require the defendant to notify the person about the risk and the defendant shall comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the person and confirm that the defendant has notified the person about the risk. U.S.S.G. § 5D1.3(c)(12), p.s . The question presented is: Does Standard Condition 12 unconstitutionally delegate judicial authority to the probation officer? ii No. _ In the Supreme Court of the United States HECTOR CRISTOBAL MEJIA-ESTRADA , PETITIONER , V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , RESPONDENT PETI TION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COU RT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Hector Cristobal Mejia -Estrada 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 May 12, 2025.

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-12-08
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-11-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2025.
2025-10-31
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 7, 2025 to December 8, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2025.
2025-09-29
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2025 to November 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-08
Response Requested. (Due October 8, 2025)
2025-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 12, 2025)

Attorneys

Hector Cristobal Mejia-Estrada
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
Bradford Wayne BoganFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent