No. 21-6348

Rafael Ramiro-Medina v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: appellate-review batson-challenge criminal-procedure discriminatory-intent equal-protection fact-finding jury-selection procedural-error racial-discrimination standard-of-review
Key Terms:
Environmental Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-04-14 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court of appeals can conduct appellate fact-finding and resolve the factual question of discriminatory intent under Batson v. Kentucky

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Ifa trial court legally errs in applying the final step of the process under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 USS. 79 (1986), can a federal court of appeals conduct appellate fact-finding and resolve for itself the factual question of whether an attorney had a discriminatory intent in striking a prospective juror? prefix

Docket Entries

2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-28
Reply of petitioner Rafael Ramiro-Medina filed. (Distributed)
2022-03-16
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2022-02-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 16, 2022.
2022-02-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 14, 2022 to March 16, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-01-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 14, 2022.
2022-01-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2022 to February 14, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-14
Response Requested. (Due January 13, 2022)
2021-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Rafael Ramiro-Medina
Zandra LopezFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
Zandra LopezFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent