No. 19-7566

Javed Asefi v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights commerce-clause criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce predicate-acts racketeering rico rico-prosecution substantial-effect
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2020-03-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal jurisdiction exists in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) where neither the activities of the alleged enterprise nor the individual predicate racketeering acts have a substantial effect on interstate commerce

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether federal jurisdiction exists in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) where neither the activities of the alleged enterprise nor the individual predicate racketeering acts have a substantial effect on interstate commerce. --prefix-

Docket Entries

2020-03-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
2020-02-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 6, 2020)

Attorneys

Javed Asefi
Timothy Allen ScottScott Trial Lawyers, APC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent