Brian Alan Matalka v. United States
HabeasCorpus Securities Privacy
Did the Fifth Circuit's cursory review of the district court record reached the wrong conclusion that Matalka was not indigent under the standard proscribed by federal law
question presented is as follows: Did the Fifth Circuit’s cursory review of the district court record reached the wrong conclusion that Matalka was not indigent under the standard proscribed by federal law in in Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135, 129 S. Ct. 1423, 173 L. Ed. 2d 266 (2009) and United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 113 S. Ct. 1770, 123 L. Ed. 2d 508 (1993)). Because the application of the plain standard of review is of exceptional importance to the administration of justice in federal criminal cases, this Court should grant certiorari in this case to decide this question and, and upon review, should reverse the judgment of the Fifth Circuit. i a