No. 25-6415

Juan Viana-Hernandez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bureau-of-prisons criminal-procedure custodial-sentence judicial-modification rule-36 sentencing
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36 is titled "Clerical Error" and states, "[a]fter giving any notice it considers appropriate, the court may at any time correct a clerical error in a judgment, order, or other part of the record, or correct an error in the record arising from oversight or omission." The question presented is whether a court may modify a custodial sentence under Rule 36 because the Bureau of Prisons refuses to carry out the sentence imposed.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court may modify a custodial sentence under Rule 36 when the Bureau of Prisons refuses to carry out the imposed sentence

Docket Entries

2026-02-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2026)

Attorneys

Juan Viana-Hernandez
Todd W. BurnsBurns & Cohan, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent