No. 18-8069

Eric Gonzalez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-241 18-usc-242 agreement civil-rights conspiracy conspiracy-liability criminal-law due-process enhanced-penalties federal-statute proximate-cause spontaneous-event statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether conspiracy liability under 18 U.S.C. § 241 may be premised on unsubstantiated inferences of an agreement or mere participation in a spontaneous event

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether conspiracy liability under 18 U.S.C. § 241 may be premised on unsubstantiated inferences of an agreement or mere participation in a spontaneous event. Whether the enhanced penalty provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 242 require a showing of proximate cause. --prefix-

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Eric Gonzalez
Timothy Allen ScottScott Trial Lawyers, APC, Petitioner
Timothy Allen ScottScott Trial Lawyers, APC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent