No. 19-6135

Kelvin Townsend v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure due-process freedom-of-information government-transparency grand-jury indictment judicial-oversight sealed-records standing
Latest Conference: 2019-11-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the government required to obtain a court order from the court to unseal a sealed criminal indictment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : “ZDSSUE ONE . LS THE COVERNMENT REQUIRED 72 eBraiv A CourT ORDER FROM THE COURT To UuNsSEALA ; ’ t . , ( “SEALED CRIMINAL ZNDI COMENT

Docket Entries

2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Kelvin Townsend
Kelvin Townsend — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent