No. 19-6637

Gregory Cooper v. Katy Poole, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5th-amendment 6th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights counsel criminal-procedure cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process effective-counsel judicial-discretion right-to-counsel self-incrimination sixth-amendment subject-matter-jurisdiction takings
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for due process when the State compels a defendant to testify against himself by threat of taking all of his counsel's assets

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-02
Waiver of right of respondents Katy Poole, et al. to respond filed.
2019-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2019)

Attorneys

Gregory Cooper
Gregory Cooper — Petitioner
Gregory Cooper — Petitioner
Katy Poole, et al.
Clarence Joe DelForge IIIN.C. Department of Justice, Respondent
Clarence Joe DelForge IIIN.C. Department of Justice, Respondent