No. 25-1418October Term 2025Before Arguments
El Centro del Barrio, dba CentroMed, Petitioner v. Arturo Gonzalez
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth 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 Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether the Attorney General’s timely state court appearance extinguishes removal jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 233(l)(1), including a deemed Public Health Service employee’s removal right under 42 U.S.C. § 233(l)(2). 2. Whether the thirty-day procedural time limit for removal in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1) is triggered at service based solely on a deemed defendant’s subjective knowledge of its own federal status.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Immigration
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