No. 21-5841
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: arabic-language-expert brady-claim brady-v-maryland district-court-discretion exculpatory-evidence factual-dispute government-suppression ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel motion-to-amend rule-33
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2021-11-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Could-reasonable-jurists-debate-whether-the-district-court-abused-its-discretion
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Could reasonable jurists debate whether the district court abused its discretion by denying as untimely Petitioner’s motion to amend to add a Brady v. Maryland claim when government suppression was the reason for the earlier unavailability of the exculpatory evidence at issue? 2. Where a key factual dispute at trial was if Petitioner understood Arabic words spoken during a recorded conversation with an undercover agent, could reasonable jurists debate whether trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to consult or retain an Arabic language expert to opine on the recording and government’s translation? i
Docket Entries
2021-11-08
Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
2021-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-10-01
Amended certificate of service with respect to petition filed.
2021-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 1, 2021)
Attorneys
Rafiq Sabir
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent