No. 18-7654

Steven Fausnaught v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process in-camera-review judicial-integrity judicial-misconduct medical-records mental-capacity recusal separation-of-powers standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court is required to undertake an In Camera review of District Court Judge Edwin Kosik's medical records to determine the onset of dementia and remove the appearance of impropriety

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Whether the district court is required, in an effort to preserve the integrity of the judicial system generally, and Petitioner's Due Process Rights, specifically, to undertake an In Camera review of District Court Judge Edwin Kosik's medical records so as to determine when the onset of dementia began and to remove the clear appearance of impropriety that exists where a District Court Judge presided over his court with a diminished mental capacity? i :

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Steven Fausnaught
Steven Fausnaught — Petitioner
Steven Fausnaught — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent