No. 25A404

Ángel Forteza-García v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-08
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: criminal-appeal federal-public-defender first-circuit legal-standard time-extension writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Circuit correctly interpreted the applicable legal standard in a federal criminal case involving Forteza-Garcia

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : Petitioner Angel Forteza-Garcia respectfully requests a sixty-day extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit’s opinion in Forteza-Garcia v. United States, 130 F.4th 18, 21 (1st Cir. 2025), pet. reh’g denied July 8, 2025. The undersigned has been working diligently to research and prepare a certiorari petition, but preparation is still underway. Given the nature of the issues on appeal, and counsel’s other responsibilities, undersigned counsel submits good cause supports extending the deadline for filing a petition for writ of certiorari by sixty (60) days. Dated this 6th day of October, 2025. Respectfully submitted, Rachel Brill Federal Public Defender /s/ Kevin E. Lerman Kevin E. Lerman Counsel of Record Assistant Federal Public Defender

Docket Entries

2025-10-08
Application (25A404) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until December 5, 2025.
2025-10-06
Application (25A404) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 6, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Ángel Forteza-García
Kevin Edward LermanFederal Public Defender, District of Puerto Rico, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent