No. 21-7367

Adam Shane Swindle v. S. Ma'at

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof certiorari-standard constitutional-interpretation court-procedure cruel-and-unusual-punishment due-process habeas-corpus judicial-discretion pandemic-review record-review
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2022-04-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should an inmate be punished for an act they could not have known to be prohibited?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Adam Shane Swindle
Adam Shane Swindle — Petitioner
Adam Shane Swindle — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent