No. 21-7382

Adolfo Huerta v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: article-ii constitutional-law due-process inpatient-treatment judicial-authority non-delegation probation-officer supervised-release treatment-program
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-04-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a supervised release condition imposing 'inpatient or outpatient' participation in a treatment program constitute an impermissible delegation of judicial authority?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does a supervised release condition imposing “inpatient or outpatient” participation in a treatment program constitute an impermissible delegation of judicial authority if the condition leaves to the probation officer, not the presiding district court judge, the ultimate decision whether to confine the supervisee in an inpatient treatment facility? 1

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 of America to respond filed.
2022-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2022)

Attorneys

Adolfo Huerta
Michael Lance HermanFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
Michael Lance HermanFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent