No. 25-6716

Ramon Manuel Ortega-Borunda v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-04
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: case-law criminal-appeal fifth-circuit judicial-precedent supreme-court-review writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: 2026-02-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Should the Court overrule AlmendarezTorres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? ii No. _ In the Supreme Court of the United States RAMON MANUEL ORTEGA -BORUNDA , PETITIONER , V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , RESPONDENT PETI TION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Ramon Manuel Ortega -Borunda 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 November 12 , 2025.

Docket Entries

2026-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2026-02-09
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 6, 2026)

Attorneys

Ramon Manuel Ortega-Borunda
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
Carl Richard HenniesFederal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent