No. 21-6951

Jacob Allen Adair v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: categorical-analysis categorical-matching civil-procedure descamps-ruling due-process fifth-circuit generic-offense generic-offenses state-offenses taylor-precedent taylor-v-united-states united-states-v-descamps
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2022-02-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether—in contravention of this Court's precedent and every other circuit—the Fifth Circuit's approach allowing for variations between a given offense and a generic offense violates the demands of the categorical analysis in Taylor and Descamps?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether—in contravention of this Court’s precedent and every other circuit—the Fifth Circuit’s approach allowing for variations between a given offense and a generic offense violates the demands of the categorical analysis in Taylor and Descamps? No. ___ In the Supreme Court of the United States JACOB ALLEN ADAIR, Petitioner, V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Petitioner Jacob Allen Adair asks that a writ of certiorari issue to review the opinion and judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 26, 2021.

Docket Entries

2022-02-28
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
2022-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2022)

Attorneys

Jacob Allen Adair
Dale Francis Ogden Jr.Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent