No. 18-6267

Denise Robertson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-conflict circuit-split criminal-procedure document-disclosure evidence-review in-camera-review jencks-act palermo-v-united-states reasonable-particularity threshold-showing united-states-v-palermo
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-11-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant must make a threshold showing with reasonable particularity that identified documents constitute 'statements' under the Jencks Act before a district court is required to conduct an in-camera review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether, when the defendant and government disagree as to whether a specifically identified document constitutes a “statement” under the Jencks Act, the defendant must make a showing with sufficient particularity that the document sought to be disclosed is a “statement” under that Act before a district court is required to review, in-camera, that specifically identified document to determine if it qualifies for disclosure under the Act. i

Docket Entries

2018-11-05
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 9, 2018)

Attorneys

Denise Robertson
Celia Rumann — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent