No. 20-5076

Jorge Aaron Ceja-Valdez v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 8-usc-1101 california-penal-code categorical-approach criminal-law deportation-grounds immigration-law statutory-interpretation theft-offense
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a conviction under California Penal Code § 211 categorically qualify as a generic 'theft' offense for purposes of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does a conviction under California Penal Code § 211 categorically qualify as a generic "theft" offense for purposes of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(G)?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Jorge Ceja-Valdez
Ellis Murray Johnston IIIClarke Johnston Thorp & Rice PC, Petitioner
Ellis Murray Johnston IIIClarke Johnston Thorp & Rice PC, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent