No. 26-218
 
Title: Juan Matthews, Petitioner
v.
Louisiana
Docketed: August 19, 2026
Linked with: 25A1372
Lower Ct: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (2025-K-0262)
   Decision Date: August 27, 2025
Discretionary Court Decision Date: March 18, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 04 2026 Application (25A1372) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 16, 2026 to July 16, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jun 10 2026 Application (25A1372) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 16, 2026.
Jun 29 2026 Application (25A1372) to extend further the time from July 16, 2026 to August 15, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Written Request Proof of Service
Jul 07 2026 Application (25A1372) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 15, 2026.
Aug 17 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 25 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Innocence Network filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 25 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Orleans Public Defenders filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 31 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 31 2026 Brief amici curiae of Reginald Adams, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 16 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
Main Document
Sep 23 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
Sep 29 2026 Response Requested. (Due October 29, 2026)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar
Counsel of Record
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
jo-ann.sagar@hlc.com
Ph: 202-637-5600
Party name: Juan Matthews


Attorneys for Respondent
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga
Counsel of Record
Louisiana Department of Justice
1885 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
aguinagaj@ag.louisiana.gov
Ph: 225-506-3746
Party name: Louisiana


Other Attorneys
James J. Benjamin Jr.
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
One Bryant Park, 44th Floor
New York, NY 10036
jbenjamin@akingump.com
Ph: (212) 872-1000
Party name: Innocence Network


Evan James Bergeron
Counsel of Record
Winston Bergeron, LLP
8120 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
evan@winstonbergeron.com
Ph: 5045772500
Party name: Fifteen Louisiana Brady Exonerees: Reginald Adams, Jarvis Ballard, Gregory Bright, Glenn Davis, Jr., Jerry Davis, Larry Delmore, Raymond Flanks, John Floyd, Anthony Johnson, Wilbert Jones, Jerome Morgan, Larry Moses, Earl Truvia, Sullivan Walter, and Michael Williams


Matthew P. Cavedon
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
mcavedon@cato.org
Ph: 706-309-2859
Party name: Cato Institute


James Murphy Dowd
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
350 S. Grand Avenue
Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
james.dowd@wilmerhale.com
Ph: (213) 443-5300
Party name: Orleans Public Defenders