No. 21-6408

James A. Harnage v. Janine Brennan, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-rights constitutional-interpretation contract criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process judicial-discretion plea-agreement settlement-agreement state-action
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state violates the express terms of a settlement agreement by refusing to affirm the decision maker of their authority to grant approvals that cannot be unreasonably withheld

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-01
Waiver of right of respondents Janine Brennan, et al. to respond filed.
2021-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 27, 2021)

Attorneys

James A. Harnage
James A. Harnage — Petitioner
Janine Brennan, et al.
Stephen Richard FinucaneOffice of the Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Respondent