No. 19-8631

Claude Simpson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-06-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-bias judicial-impartiality judicial-recusal personal-bias plea-agreement
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it an abuse of discretion for a judge to not recuse themselves due to personal bias or prejudice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is it an abuse of discretion if a Judge does not recuse ; himself from presiding over a hearing in which a reasonable 7 person would have a reasonable basis for questioning the : Judge's impartiality because of personal bias or prejudice . concerning'a party, and/or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceeding? . ; 2. Cana Judge accept a plea agreement regarding a defendant ; that the Judge harbors a personal bias or prejudice towards; and/or does the nature of the decision that the Judge . : presiding over the hearing is making, negate the recusal . statute 28 U.S.C. 455 subsection (b)?. SO, 3. Is having Judge Coggins preside over this case consistent ; with the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment? 4. Did Claude Simpson receive ineffective assistance of counsel that caused him to involuntarily enter into a plea : agreement and involuntarily plead guilty? ; ; : :

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 7, 2020)

Attorneys

Claude Simpson
Claude Simpson — Petitioner
Claude Simpson — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent