No. 18-8051

Yeison Valencia Torres v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split conflict-of-laws criminal-procedure drug-enforcement drug-offense due-process equal-protection maritime-drug-law maritime-law safety-valve sentencing sentencing-relief statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess FifthAmendment Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the exclusion of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. § 70503) from eligibility for safety valve violates equal protection

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I The exclusion of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. § 70503) from eligibility for safety valve violates equal protection, because there is no rational basis to make safety valve relief unavailable to offenders who commit wholly foreign drug offenses, while making it available to those who commit the same offense within the territorial United States. Furthermore, the Supreme Court should also grant certiorari because there exists a conflict between the D.C. Circuit and and the Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Court of appeals.

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2019)

Attorneys

United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Yeison Valencia Torres
Israel Jose Encinosa — Petitioner
Israel Jose Encinosa — Petitioner