Know Your Panel
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
9:30 am Boston—John Joseph Moakley Courthouse
6 arguments · Panel: Montecalvo, Lipez, and Aframe
Per the court’s argument calendar as of September 3, 2026. Panels and schedules can change—confirm with the clerk’s office.
5 of 6 cases decided · median 97 days from argument.
The panel
This panel has sat together in 1 prior sitting in this site’s records, most recently May 2025.
Recent authored opinions
- US v. Pena de la Cruz (Sep 11, 2026) Vac’d
- de la Fuente Diaz v. Gonzalez Colon (Sep 1, 2026) Vac’d
- US v. Bourget (Aug 21, 2026) Aff’d
Recent arguments before this judge
- Richard Weed v. United States (audio, Sep 15)
- Olga Ximena Astudillo-Villanueva, et al. v. Todd Blanche (audio, Sep 15)
Kermit V. Lipez Senior Judge
Recent authored opinions
- Savage v. City of Springfield (Sep 16, 2026) Aff’d
- Giguere v. Tardif (Aug 17, 2026) Aff’d
- Calvary Chapel Belfast v. University of Maine System (Jun 30, 2026) Aff’d
Recent arguments before this judge
- John Epstein v. Bruce Furniture, Inc. (audio, May 6)
- United States v. Juan Carlos Reynoso (audio, May 6)
Recent authored opinions
- US v. Velez-Ramirez (Aug 28, 2026) Aff’d
- Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute, P.A. (Aug 25, 2026) Rev’d in part
- In re Apellis Pharm., Inc. Securities Litigation (Aug 19, 2026) Aff’d
Recent arguments before this judge
- United States v. Jayson Pastrana-Roman (audio, Sep 16)
- Kayo Felipe Costa Dondoni, et al. v. Todd Blanche (audio, Sep 16)
The docket—order of call
| Case | Docket | Audio | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariano Ortiz Trejo v. Pamela J. Bondi Petitioner: 10 min. Respondent: 10 min. | 23-1412 | Listen | Aug 29, 2025 Denied |
| United States v. Haoyang Yu Appellant: 15 min. Appellee: 15 min. | 23-1585 24-1325 |
Listen | Dec 11, 2025 Aff’d |
| United States v. Steve Leon Waithe Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. | 24-1262 | Listen | Aug 12, 2025 Aff’d |
| United States Fire Insurance Company, et al. v. Peterson's Oil Service, Inc., et al. Appellants: 15 min. Appellees: 15 min. | 24-1671 | Listen | Sep 9, 2025 Aff’d |
| Marc Savage, et al. v. City of Springfield, et al. Appellants: 15 min. Appellees: 15 min. | 24-1720 | Listen | Sep 16, 2026 Aff’d |
| Wen Yuan Chan v. Pamela J. Bondi Petitioner: 10 min. Respondent: 10 min. | 24-1827 | Listen | pending |