No. 19-7940

Luis Fernandez Morales v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3582 28-usc-1915 appeals appellate-procedure criminal-appeal criminal-procedure federal-courts in-forma-pauperis merits-determination sentence-modification sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-04-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether defendant in a federal criminal case is entitled to appeal the district court's judgment denying motion to modify sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) in forma pauperis?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED,.-. : : Whether defendant in a federal criminal case is entitled to appeal the district court's judgment denying motion to modify sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) in forma pauperis ? And, if so, can the courts deny IFP status and require criminal defendant to pay cost of appeal in full by applying the merits determination established by 28 U.S.C. § 1915 ? . . ; LEST OF PARTIES 0 . ALL ‘parties appear. in the caption of the case on the cover page.

Docket Entries

2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-03-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Luis F. Morales
Luis F. Morales — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent