No. 19-7172

Larry Antonio Simmons v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process federal-judiciary first-step-act judicial-ethics political-bias sentencing sentencing-reduction standing statutory-interpretation trump
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina violated the judicial code of ethics when they refused to recognize a Congressional Act (First Step Act of 2018) signed into Federal Law by President Trump

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED E Whether the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina . . the Honorable Bruce H. Hendricks, Judge, Assistant United States District at forney Nick Bianchi, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals judges, Keenan, Diaz, and Shedd . violated the judicial code of ethics when they refused to recognize a Congre ssional Act (First Step Act of 2018) signed into Federal Law by President Trump whenfthey refused to grant this Petitioner a sentence reduction under said Act because] they are. admitted "Never Trumpers" and will not recognize any Act that he signs? | t & ;

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2020)

Attorneys

Larry Antonio Simmons
Larry A. Simmons — Petitioner
Larry A. Simmons — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent