No. 25-5862

Byron Reyes-Ayala v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: case-remand certiorari judicial-procedure precedent-overruling statutory-interpretation supreme-court-review
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States and grant certiorari in light of Erlinger v. United States

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

This petition presents two questions. First , whether Almendarez-Torres v. United States , 523 U.S. 224 (1998) should be overruled? Second , whether this Court should grant certiorari, vacate the judgment below, and remand in light of Erlinger v. United States , 602 U.S. 821 (2024), if it does not elect a plenary grant of certiorari?

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-28
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Byron Reyes-Ayala
Loui Itoh MokodeanFederal Public Defender's Office - NDTX, Petitioner
Loui Itoh MokodeanFederal Public Defender's Office - NDTX, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent