No. 20-967

Pedro Rodriguez-Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: collateral-attack due-process illegal-reentry immigration-law jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge notice-to-appear removal-order removal-proceedings statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Immigration Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the immigration court lack authority to remove Mr. Rodriguez-Garcia because he was served a Notice to Appear that did not comply with federal law because it lacked a hearing time?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: 1. Did the immigration court lack authority to remove Mr. Rodriguez-Garcia because he was served a Notice to Appear that did not comply with federal law because it lacked a hearing time? 2. In an illegal reentry prosecution, can the defendant attack the jurisdictional basis for a removal order outside the 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d) requirements for a collateral attack? If not, is § 1826(d) unconstitutional?

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Pedro Rodriguez-Garcia
Javier N. MaldonadoLaw Office of Javier N. Maldonado, P.C., Petitioner
Javier N. MaldonadoLaw Office of Javier N. Maldonado, P.C., Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent