No. 22-5062

Zachary Chambers v. R. Thompson, Warden

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2022-07-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-law drug-trafficking due-process firearm-possession habeas-corpus retroactivity safety-valve-clause sentencing sentencing-enhancement statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), renders invalid the imposition of Petitioner's sentencing enhancement for possession of a firearm during commission of a drug trafficking offense, under U.S.S.G. Manual § 2D1.1(b)(1), and/or, whether a change in statutory interpretation that does affect the sentencing Guidelines implicates the safety-valve clause of § 2255

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED | 1. Whether Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), renders oo invalid the impesition'of Petitioner's sentencing enhancement for possession of a firearm during commission of a drug trafficking offense, under U.S.S.G. Manual § 2D1.1(b)(1), and/or, whether a change in statutory interpretation that does affect the senten. ; cing Guidelines implicates the safety-valve clause of § 2255. 2. Whether a Habeas Corpus statute, 28 U.S.C. § 2241 grants district courts authority to review a claim that Petitioner's sentence is | invalid, when current precedent foreclosed the claim at the time : of Petitioner's prior Habeas Corpus motion, but an intervening ; Supreme Court precedent changed the construction of the statute . and the new statutory interpretation applies retroactively. . |

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-20
Waiver of right of respondent R. Thompson, Warden to respond filed.
2022-06-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 10, 2022)

Attorneys

R. Thompson, Warden
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Zachary Chambers
Zachary Chambers — Petitioner
Zachary Chambers — Petitioner