No. 25-6640

Juan Carlos Bejar-Guizar v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-21
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: border-patrol fourth-amendment illegal-entry reasonable-suspicion search-and-seizure totality-of-circumstances
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court assessing the existence of reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment may exclude facts that show a likelihood of innocent behavior when weighing the totality of the circumstances

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Border patrol agents found Juan Carl os Bejar-Guizar walking in a heavily populated residential and commercial area close to a large mall—places near the border where U.S. citizens often go. They arrested him on suspicion of illegally entering the United States. The question presented is: Whether a court assessing the existence of reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment may exclude facts that show a likelihood of innocent behavior when weighing the totality of the circumstances. prefix PARTIES ,

Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-26
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Juan Carlos Bejar-Guizar
Zandra LopezFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
Zandra LopezFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
Zandra LopezFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent