No. 21-6595

Ronnie Lee Hightower v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process equal-protection free-speech standing
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the District Court denied the Petitioner's constitutional right to a substantive due process under the Fifth Amendment by the lower court's interpretation of constructive possession contra to Henderson v. United States, 575 U.S. 622 (2015).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims alleging violations of the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Ronnie Lee Hightower
James Steven HershbergerSteve Hershberger, Attorney, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent