No. 20-6357

Paul Cook v. Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-11-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 5th-amendment criminal-prosecution due-process fifth-amendment for-profit-law-firm fourteenth-amendment impartiality private-law-firm prosecutorial-impartiality
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-05-27 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a for-profit law firm be contracted to criminally prosecute someone and still be impartial under the Due Process clauses?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Can a for-profit law firm, without supervision from the public prosecutor, be contracted out to criminally prosecute someone and still be impartial and fair under the Due Process clauses of the 5th and 14th Amendments?

Docket Entries

2021-06-01
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
2021-02-16
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-01-19
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021.
2020-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 17, 2020)

Attorneys

Paul Cook
Paul Cook — Petitioner