No. 19-6750

Ronnie R. Ceasar v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2019-11-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-power civil-rights conflict-of-interest due-process equal-protection prosecutorial-misconduct protected-class racial-animus
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the prosecution of a case by a local district attorney violates due process and equal protection rights when the prosecution is motivated by racial animus and results in disparate treatment of the defendant as a member of a protected class

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2019-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2019)

Attorneys

Louisiana
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Ronnie R. Ceasar
Ronnie R. Ceasar — Petitioner
Ronnie R. Ceasar — Petitioner