Eliel Nunez Sanchez v. United States
Immigration
Whether the Ninth Circuit applied the correct standard of review in affirming a criminal conviction on direct appeal
No question identified. : APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME To the Honorable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Pursuant to Rule 13.5 of the Rules of this Court, Applicant Eliel Nunez Sanchez requests a 60-day extension of time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, to and including February 23, 2026. Mr. Nunez’s petition will challenge the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s published decision affirming his conviction on direct appeal. United States v. Nunez, 140 F.4th 1157 (9th Cir. 2025), reh’g denied Sept. 24, 2025. The panel opinion and denial of panel and en banc rehearing are reproduced in the