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Brandon Wade Moragne-El v. United States

Updated Nov 12, 2026

In brief

Where it stands
Petition Pending

Awaiting an order on the petition

No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.

What it’s about
Brandon Wade Moragne-El asks the Supreme Court to review whether his appeal is still a live dispute while he serves two sentences consecutive to the sentence he challenges, whether the issue could happen again but end before courts can review it, and whether he has a legal interest in the appeal.
What's at stake
Whether Moragne-El’s appeal is still live and whether he has a legal interest in its outcome remain unresolved.

Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about

His petition was distributed for a conference; the Court has not agreed to hear it.

The case comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; Moragne-El also asked to proceed without paying court fees.

Question presented

1. IS THE PETITIONER’S CASE MOOT WITHOUT ANY COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES WHEN HE IS SERVING TWO CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES TO THE SENTENCE UNDER ATTACK? 2. DOES THE PETITIONER’S CASE FALL UNDER AN EXCEPTION TO THE MOOTNESS DOCTRINE, BECAUSE IT IS “CAPABLE OF REPETITION, YET EVADING REVIEW”? 3. DOES THE PETITIONER CURRENTLY HAVE A LEGAL INTEREST IN THE OUTCOME OF THIS APPEAL?

What happens next

The Court must decide whether to hear the case; no oral argument is scheduled. The petition was distributed for the Dec. 4, 2026, conference, but that does not guarantee an order on that date.

Documents

1

Key filings

Stored filings: 1View on supremecourt.gov

View the full docket on supremecourt.gov

Docket activity

5

  • New analysis added

    Nov 12, 2026 · Court records

  • AI analysis generated: Case Briefing

    Nov 12, 2026 · Generated

  • Case data updated: question_presented, extraction_metadata

    Nov 12, 2026 · Court records

  • Case data updated: summary, question_presented, generation_metadata

    Nov 12, 2026 · Court records

  • Brief added: Petition

    Apr 13, 2026 · Court records

More questions

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What mootness exception does Moragne-El raise?
He asks whether the dispute could happen again but end before courts can review it.

Sources

Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.

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