No. 19-6572

Derrick Hills v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-proceeding coram-nobis criminal-matter federal-criminal-matter federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure jurisdiction jurisdiction-challenge united-states-v-morgan
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is applicable to coram nobis civil proceedings that challenge jurisdiction in a federal criminal matter?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is applicable to coram nobis civil proceedings that challenge jurisdiction in a federal criminal matter? 2. Whether the lower court erred by holding that coram nobis relief must exclusively be obtained while a criminal case is pending? 3. Whether the Court’s decision in United States v. Morgan, 346 U.S. 507 (1954) should be revisited to clarify whether a coram nobis proceeding that challenges jurisdiction in a criminal case is a civil proceedings and what rules of procedure are applicable?

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 12, 2019)

Attorneys

Derrick Hill
Derrick Leon Hills — Petitioner
Derrick Leon Hills — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent