No. 25-1314October Term 2025Before Arguments
Eric Gomez, Petitioner v. David Saccoccio
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether combining general principles from two factually dissimilar cases conflicts with this Court’s precedents requiring lower courts to define rights with specificity and use close factual analogues in determining whether a Fourth Amendment constitutional right is clearly established.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Criminal Procedure
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology