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Castro v. Guevara

Application for stay

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
25a376 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay a mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that would require a 7-year-old girl residing in Dallas, Texas, with her mother to be sent back to Venezuela.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/01/2025Application (25A376) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
10/02/2025Order entered by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, it is ordered that the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, case No. 24-10520, is hereby stayed pending further order of the undersigned or of the Court. It is further ordered that a response to the application be filed on or before Thursday, October 16, 2025, by 4 p.m. (EDT).
10/16/2025Response of Jose Leonardo Brito Guevara to application not accepted for filing. (October 16, 2025) (corrected version submitted)
10/16/2025Response to application from respondent Jose Leonardo Brito Guevara and motion to file a supplemental appendix under seal filed. [at 4:07 p.m.]
10/20/2025Reply of applicant Samantha Estefania Francisco Castro filed.