No. 20-6724

Kaseem Alexander v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 4th-amendment abuse-of-discretion civil-rights criminal-procedure downward-variance due-process gun-range property-rights search-and-seizure sentencing-guidelines standing target-shooting
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's warrantless search of a person's home and seizure of their property violates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Issue 1: Whether the appellate court erred in affirming the District Court’s abuse of discretion in overruling petitioner’s objection to the Presentence Investigation Report which argued that appellant’s offense level be reduced to a Level 6 pursuant to U.S.S.G. §2K2.1(b) (2), the sporting use exception, where appellant’s only offense conduct was limited to target shooting at a public gun range with firearms rented from the gun range. ISSUE 2: Whether the appellate court erred in affirming the District Courts abuse of discretion in denying appellant’s motion for a downward sentencing variance under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) where appellant’s only offense conduct involved target shooting at a public gun range. 3 PrefixIN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER TERM, 2020 KASEEM ALEXANDER, PETITIONER, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT The Petitioner, KASEEM ALEXANDER, respectfully prays that a writ of certiorari issue to review the judgmentorder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit entered on September 10, 2020, Case No. 20-10436; Southern District of Florida Case Number 19-cr60146-JIC.

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-04-19
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-03-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 19, 2021.
2021-03-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 18, 2021 to April 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-02-16
Response Requested. (Due March 18, 2021)
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-12-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Kaseem Alexander
Arthur L. Wallace IIIArthur Wallace Attorney at Law PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent