No. 20-5793

Francisco Zendejas v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confidential-informant criminal-defendant disclosure disclosure-motion due-process-rights in-camera-hearing roviaro-standard roviaro-v-united-states threshold-showing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-10-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a criminal defendant moves to disclose the identity of a confidential informant under Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 58 (1957), and makes a threshold showing—unrebutted by the government—that disclosure is relevant and helpful to a defense, may a court deny the motion without holding an in camera hearing?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED When a criminal defendant moves to disclose the identity of a confidential informant under Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 58 (1957), and makes a threshold showing—unrebutted by the government—that disclosure is relevant and helpful to a defense, may a court deny the motion without holding an in camera hearing? prefix PARTIES,

Docket Entries

2020-10-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.
2020-09-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-09-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Francisco Zendejas
Harini P. RaghupathiFederal Defender of San Diego Inc., Petitioner
Harini P. RaghupathiFederal Defender of San Diego Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent