No. 25-7660October Term 2025Before Arguments
Ruben Andre Garcia, Petitioner v. United States
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
Under Chavez-Meza v. United States, 585 U.S. 109 (2018), can a district court ignore a party’s post-sentencing rehabilitation when deciding a sentence reduction motion under § 3582(c), as the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits have held, or must the court respond, as the Fourth and Fifth Circuits have held?
- 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