No. 18-138

Brian Huffman v. Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2018-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
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
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. MontalvoThe Federal Practice Group, Petitioner
Eric S. MontalvoThe Federal Practice Group, Petitioner
Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent