No. 18-6374

William Carl Welsh v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Amici (1)Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 18-usc-4248 actual-innocence civil-commitment federal-prison jurisdiction jurisdictional jurisdictional-requirement rule-60(b)(5) rule-60b5 section-4248 summary-reversal
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court may deny relief from a civil-commitment judgment under 18 U.S.C. § 4248 and keep a person in federal prison indefinitely when his commitment was based on a conviction that has been vacated because he is actually innocent

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court may deny relief from a civil-commitment judgment under 18 U.S.C. § 4248 and keep a person in federal prison indefinitely when his commitment was based on a conviction that has been vacated because he is actually innocent.

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-08
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 4th Circuit. The record is electronic and includes SEALED materials.
2019-01-07
Record Requested.
2018-12-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
2018-12-26
Reply of petitioner William Welsh filed.
2018-12-19
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2018-11-19
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
2018-11-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 19, 2018.
2018-11-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 19, 2018 to December 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 19, 2018)

Attorneys

Cato Institute
Catherine Emily StetsonHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
Catherine Emily StetsonHogan Lovells US LLP, Amicus
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
William Welsh
Jaclyn Lee DiLauroAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jaclyn Lee DiLauroAssistant Federal Public Defender, Petitioner