No. 19-886

Israel K. Negash, et al. v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-procedure administrative-process civil-procedure discovery-rights due-process government-data judicial-review regulatory-enforcement snap-benefits standing statistical-analysis summary-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should SNAP retailers accused of trafficking be permitted to conduct discovery on judicial review under 7 U.S.C. §2023 prior to summary judgment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented to this Court is: Should SNAP retailers accused of trafficking, especially through the use of circumstantial statistical analysis, be permitted to conduct discovery on judicial review under 7 U.S.C. §2023 prior to the issuance of summary judgment where: the retailer’s 56(d) declaration seeks discovery including undisclosed and untested information and data upon which the Government based its disqualification?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Israel K. Negash, et al.
Andrew Zachary TappMetropolitan Law Group, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent