No. 25A413

Jose M. Rojas-Tapia v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-09
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-review extension-of-time federal-appeal first-circuit procedural-standards writ-of-certiorari
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Circuit correctly applied constitutional or procedural standards in reviewing the underlying case involving Jose M. Rojas-Tapia

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : 2 Petitioner Jose M. Rojas -Tapia 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 Rojas -Tapia v. United States, 130 F.4th 241 (1st Cir. 2025) , pet. reh’g denied July 9, 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 6 th 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

2025-10-10
Application (25A413) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until December 6, 2025.
2025-10-07
Application (25A413) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2025 to December 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Rojas-Tapia, José
Kevin Edward LermanFederal Public Defender, District of Puerto Rico, Petitioner
Kevin Edward LermanFederal Public Defender, District of Puerto Rico, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent