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No. 26-279 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: Juan Carlos Alvarez, Petitioner
v.
Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Docketed: September 2, 2026
Linked with: 26A78
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (18-70001)
   Decision Date: December 23, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: April 30, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 13 2026 Application (26A78) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 29, 2026 to August 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document
Jul 16 2026 Application (26A78) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 28, 2026.
Aug 05 2026 Application (26A78) to extend further the time from August 28, 2026 to September 27, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Written Request
Aug 11 2026 Application (26A78) denied by Justice Alito.
Aug 28 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 2, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 28 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2026 to November 1, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Sep 29 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 2, 2026. See Rule 30.1.
Oct 02 2026 Brief amici curiae of Former Judges and Prosecutors, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 02 2026 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Seth P. Waxman
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20037
SETH.WAXMAN@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: (202) 663-6800
Party name: Juan Carlos Alvarez


Attorneys for Respondent
Stephen Matthew Hoffman
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
stephen.hoffman@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 5129361400
Party name: Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division


Other Attorneys
Michael Evan Bern
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1304
michael.bern@lw.com
Ph: 202-637-2200
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Carter G. Phillips
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
CPHILLIPS@SIDLEY.COM
Ph: +1 202 736 8270
Party name: Former Judges and Prosecutors and Fair and Just Prosecution

 

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