No. 25-1223
 
Title: Kevin Isaac Montoya Palacios, Petitioner
v.
Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, Baltimore Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al.
Docketed: April 28, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (26-6251)
   Decision Date: March 24, 2026
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 20 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2026)
Appendix Petition
Apr 20 2026 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.
May 28 2026 Brief of respondents Vernon Liggins, Acting Field Office Director, et al. filed.
Main Document
May 29 2026 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
Main Document
Jun 02 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
Jun 11 2026 Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by Eva Daley, et al. (Distributed)
Jun 12 2026 Reply of petitioner Kevin I. Montoya Palacios filed. (Distributed)
Main Document
Jun 22 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
Jun 29 2026 Motion for leave file amici brief out of time filed by Eva Daley, et al. DENIED.
Jun 29 2026 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 30 2026 As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions.
Jul 30 2026 Motion for an extension of time filed.
Main Document
Jul 30 2026 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2026. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 23, 2026.
Aug 13 2026 Motion of Kevin I. Montoya Palacios to dispense with joint appendix submitted.
Main Document Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
William Eugene Evans
Counsel of Record
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210

WEvans@goodwinlaw.com
Ph: 6175701309
Party name: Kevin I. Montoya Palacios


Attorneys for Respondents
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Bacon, Jeremy R., et al.


Other Attorneys
Andrew Timothy Tutt
Counsel of Record
Trial Lawyers for Justice
421 W. Water Street
Decorah, IA 52101

ANDREW@TL4J.COM
Ph: 866-854-5529
Party name: Eva Daley and Adolph Michelin