No. 18-7817

Andrew Paul Ceballos v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2019-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: batson-challenge Batson-v-Kentucky civil-rights disparate-impact due-process equal-protection jury-selection prosecutorial-discretion racial-discrimination scotus
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether disparate impact on African Americans should be considered at Batson's third step

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question presented Courts often reject Batson! claims where the prospective juror at issue has a relative with a criminal conviction, a reason that has a disparate impact on African Americans. Should this Court grant certiorari to reiterate its admonition in Hernandez v. New York, 500 U.S. 352 (1991), that disparate impact should be considered at Batson’s third step? ' Batson v. Kentucky, 476 US. 79 (1986). 1

Docket Entries

2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-20
Waiver of right of respondent State of California to respond filed.
2019-02-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2019)

Attorneys

Andrew Paul Ceballos
Laura Susanne KellyLaura S. Kelly, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Laura Susanne KellyLaura S. Kelly, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
State of California
Catherine Amy RivlinCA Department of Justice, Respondent
Catherine Amy RivlinCA Department of Justice, Respondent