No. 19-716

Zhi Gang Zhang v. Dan Rasmus, et al.

Lower Court: South Dakota
Docketed: 2019-12-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 14th-amendment attorney-fraud attorney-misconduct civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection fair-hearing fraud legal-malpractice
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether differences in the acquittal process between fraud committed by an attorney and fraud committed by a non-attorney in some but not all federal and state courts violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is the following: Whether differences in the acquittal process between fraud committed by an attorney and fraud committed by a non-attorney in some but not all federal i and state courts violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The second question presented is the following: Whether a court continuing with legal proceedings while repeatedly delaying interpreter approval for a non-native English-speaking pro se petitioner violated Petitioner’s right to a fair hearing provided for in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. : ii

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-06
Waiver of right of respondents Dan Rasmus, et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-31
Waiver of right of respondents William R. Skolnick, Amy D. Joyce, and Skolnick & Shiff, P.A. to respond filed.
2019-12-21
Waiver of right of respondents Tim James, an individual and James Law, PC to respond filed.
2019-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Dan Rasmus, et al.
Robert D. TrzynkaHovland, Rasmus, Brendtro & Trzynka, Respondent
Robert D. TrzynkaHovland, Rasmus, Brendtro & Trzynka, Respondent
Tim James, an individual and James Law. PC
William P. FullerFuller, Williams, Nelsen & Preheim, LLP, Respondent
William P. FullerFuller, Williams, Nelsen & Preheim, LLP, Respondent
William R. Skolnick, Amy D. Joyce, and Skolnick & Shiff, P.A.
Daniel F. DuffyBangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons, LLP, Respondent
Daniel F. DuffyBangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons, LLP, Respondent
Zhi Gang Zhang
Zhi Gang Zhang — Petitioner
Zhi Gang Zhang — Petitioner