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Buenrostro-Mendez docket as of October 3, 2026
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<td class="InfoTitle" colspan="2"><span class="DocketInfoTitle">No. 26-43 <br /></span><span
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<td width="200"><span>Title:</span></td>
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<span class="title">Victor Buenrostro-Mendez, et al., Petitioners<br />
v. <br /> Todd Blanche, Attorney General, et al.
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<td width="200"><span>Docketed:</span></td>
<td><span>July 10, 2026</span></td>
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<td width="200"><span>Lower Ct:</span></td>
<td><span>United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit</span></td>
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<td width="200"><span> Case Numbers:</span></td>
<td><span>(25-20496, 25-40701)</span></td>
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<td width="200"><span> Decision Date:</span></td>
<td><span>February 6, 2026
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<td width="200"><span> Rehearing Denied:</span></td>
<td><span>April 9, 2026</span></td>
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Jul 02 2026</td>
<td>Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2026) <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Jul 02 2026</td>
<td>Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system. <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Aug 07 2026</td>
<td>Waiver of right of respondent Martin Frink, Warden to respond filed. <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Aug 10 2026</td>
<td>Brief of Federal Respondents filed. <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Aug 24 2026</td>
<td>Reply of petitioners Victor Buenrostro-Mendez, et al. filed. (Distributed) <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Aug 26 2026</td>
<td>DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026. <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 03 2026</td>
<td>Rescheduled. <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 09 2026</td>
<td>DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026. <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 14 2026</td>
<td>Letter of September 14, 2026 from counsel for petitioner submitted. (Distributed) <br />
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<td class="ProceedingDate">Sep 25 2026</td>
<td>Letter of petitioners Victor Buenrostro-Mendez, et al. received. <br />
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Attorneys for Petitioners
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Michael K. T. Tan<br />
<span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br />
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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation<br />
425 California Street, Suite 700<br />
San Francisco, CA 94104</span><br />
<span class="emailaddress">m.tan@aclu.org</span><br />
<span class="phonenumber">Ph: 212-549-2500</span><br />
<span class="partyname">Party name: Victor Buenrostro-Mendez, et al.</span><br />
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Matthew Hyrum Adams<br />
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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project<br />
615 Second Avenue<br />
Suite 400<br />
Seattle, WA 98104</span><br />
<span class="emailaddress">matt@nwirp.org</span><br />
<span class="phonenumber">Ph: 206-957-8611</span><br />
<span class="partyname">Party name: Victor Buenrostro-Mendez, et al.</span><br />
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Attorneys for Respondents
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Danya Wayland Blair<br />
<span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br />
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Hicks Davis Wynn PC<br />
3555 Timmons Lane, Suite # 1000<br />
Houston, TX 77027</span><br />
<span class="emailaddress">dblair@hdwlegal.com</span><br />
<span class="phonenumber">Ph: 713-277-7220</span><br />
<span class="partyname">Party name: Martin Frink, Warden</span><br />
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D. John Sauer<br />
<span class="ContactTitle">Counsel of Record</span><br />
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Solicitor General<br />
United States Department of Justice<br />
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br />
Washington, DC 20530-0001</span><br />
<span class="emailaddress">SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV</span><br />
<span class="phonenumber">Ph: 202-514-2217</span><br />
<span class="partyname">Party name: Federal Respondents</span><br />
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