No. 25-5963
Cesar Edgardo Castillo-Rodriguez v. United States
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure district-court judicial-discretion plain-error sentencing-guidelines
Latest Conference:
2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a party may obtain appellate relief when the district court fails to reference or address substantial arguments for a sentence outside the Guideline range, even without a specific objection, after Holguin-Hernandez v. United States
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether, after Holguin -Hernandez v. United States, 589 U.S. 169 (2020), a party may obtain appellate relief when the district court fails to reference or address substantial arguments for a sentence outside the Guideline range, even if the party had not lodged a specific objection to the court’s failure to do so? Whether a district court errs in failing to reference or address substantial arguments for a sentence outside the Guideline range?
Docket Entries
2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 26, 2025)
Attorneys
Cesar Edgardo Castillo-Rodriguez
Kevin Joel Page — Federal Public Defender's Office - NDTX, Petitioner
Kevin Joel Page — Federal Public Defender's Office - NDTX, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent