No. 25-811

Matthew Lee Sepulveda v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-09
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: certificate-of-appealability circuit-court-precedent federal-appellate-procedure habeas-corpus jurisdictional-issue statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the Supreme Court's ruling that 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3) is non-jurisdictional in nature overrule the Fifth Circuit's jurisprudence?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Supreme Court's ruling that 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(3) is nonjurisdictional in nature overrule the Fifth Circuit's jurisprudence?

Docket Entries

2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)
2025-12-11
Application (25A681) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 18, 2025.
2025-12-09
Application (25A681) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2025 to January 8, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Matthew Sepulveda
Jeremy Brian GordonGuest And Gray, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent