No. 18-138
Brian Huffman v. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security
Tags: administrative-law agency-procedure agency-regulations circuit-conflict circuit-split due-process harmless-error remand right-to-counsel
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity DueProcess Securities Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity DueProcess Securities Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a court must remand a matter for a new board hearing when an administrative board's failure to follow its own regulations implicates a petitioner's fundamental due process right to counsel
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether a court must remand a matter for a new board hearing when an administrative board’s failure to follow its own regulations implicates a petitioner’s fundamental due process right to counsel, as the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits have held or whether a court may excuse the board’s failings under a harmless error standard as the court below held?
Docket Entries
2018-12-10
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2018-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-13
Reply of petitioner Brian Huffman filed.
2018-10-31
Brief of respondent Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security in opposition filed.
2018-09-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 31, 2018.
2018-09-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-08-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 1, 2018.
2018-08-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 30, 2018 to October 1, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-07-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 30, 2018)
Attorneys
Brian Huffman
Eric S. Montalvo — The Federal Practice Group, Petitioner
Eric S. Montalvo — The Federal Practice Group, Petitioner
Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent