No. 26-104
 
Title: Philip L. Rhoney, Acting Director of the Buffalo Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Petitioner
v.
Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha
Docketed: July 23, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-3141)
   Decision Date: April 28, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 23 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2026)
Jul 23 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.
Aug 21 2026 Response to petition from respondent Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha filed.
Sep 04 2026 Reply of petitioner Philip L. Rhoney filed. (Distributed)
Sep 09 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
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: Federal Parties


Attorneys for Respondent
Michael King Thomas Tan
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
425 California Street
Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104

mtan@aclu.org
Ph: (212) 549-2500
Party name: Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha


Matthew Hyrum Adams
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
615 Second Avenue
Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98104

matt@nwirp.org
Ph: 206-957-8611
Party name: Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha