Victor Villa-Arreola v. Todd Blanche, Acting United States Attorney General
April 7, 2026·26-9510·Panel Decision·By Aisha Johnson
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed a petition for review due to a lack of prosecution. The court issued an order stating that the petition was dismissed pursuant to specific circuit rules.
Victor Villa-Arreola filed a petition for review against Todd Blanche, the Acting United States Attorney General. The case was assigned docket number twenty-six dash nine thousand five hundred ten.
The court’s reasoning
The court determined that the petitioner failed to prosecute the case. Consequently, the court applied Tenth Circuit Rules three point three B and forty-two point one to dismiss the petition.
What it means going forward
The dismissal ends the appellate proceedings without a decision on the merits of the underlying legal claims.
