No. 20-5077

Joaquin Mario Cipriano-Ortega v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: citizenship-classification citizenship-laws due-process equal-protection illegal-reentry morales-santana morales-santana-precedent ninth-circuit-review severability statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the decision below conflicts with the Court's instruction in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 137 S. Ct. 1678, 1699 n.24 (2017), that a defendant may assail his conviction when it rests on the unconstitutional provisions defining who is a citizen

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the decision below conflicts with the Court’s instruction in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 137 S. Ct. 1678, 1699 n.24 (2017), that a defendant may assail his conviction when it rests on the unconstitutional provisions defining who is a citizen. prefix

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Joaquin Cipriano-Ortega
Vincent J. BrunkowFederal Defenders of San Diego, Petitioner
Vincent J. BrunkowFederal Defenders of San Diego, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent