No. 21-6915

Maxwell Gaffney v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof causation criminal-law criminal-statute drug-distribution drug-trafficking federal-law foreseeability judicial-review jury-instructions proximate-cause sentencing
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the enhanced penalty provision of 21 U.S.C. §841(b)(1)(C) requires a showing of proximate causation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
Main Document
2022-01-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2022)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetition

Attorneys

Maxwell Gaffney
Keith Howard Rutman — Keith H. Rutman, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Keith Howard Rutman — Keith H. Rutman, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent