No. 20-6577

Victor Mondragon v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: acceptance-of-responsibility appellate-review criminal-sentencing district-court downward-adjustment federal-jurisdiction panel-review standard-of-review
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court err by denying Mr. Mondragon a three-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR BY DENYING MR. MONDRAGON A THREE-LEVEL DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY ? Il. DID THE PANEL ERR BY EMPLOYING THE “WITHOUT FOUNDATION” STANDARD OF REVIEW IN DETERMINING THAT THE DISTRICT COURT DID NOT ERR BY DENYING MR. MONDRAGON AN ADJUSTMENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY? ii

Docket Entries

2021-01-25
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 8, 2021)

Attorneys

United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Victor Mondragon
Amy R BlalockBlalock Law Firm, Petitioner
Amy R BlalockBlalock Law Firm, Petitioner