No. 22-7171

Aczel Cardena-Sosa, aka Jesus Garcia, aka Jorge Cardenas-Sosa, aka Gasel Sosa, aka Jorge Cardenas v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-litigation civil-procedure civil-rights clean-water-act due-process extraordinary-circumstances first-step-act pfoa-contamination pfos-contamination standing
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-04-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Certiorari should be granted to determine whether Concepcion v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 54 (U.S. June 27, 2022) govern Civil Litigation against the United States Air Force base or violating the Clean Water Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED (1) Whether Certiorari should be granted to determine whether Concepcion v. United States, 142 S. Ct. 54 (U.S. June 27, 2022) govern Civil Litigation against the United States Air Force base or violating the Clean Water Act. The water contains high levels of the chemical PFOS and PFOA which are life threatening harm, falls within the standards of Concepcion's "Extraordinary Circumstances"? (2) Whether the First Step Act of 2018, still: governs that less than 12 months served on a prior felony conviction, is a non "serious drug felony" and does those factors constitute “extraordinary circumstances" under Concepcion's standard of review (i)

Docket Entries

2023-04-24
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-04-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-02-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 1, 2023)

Attorneys

Aczel Cardena-Sosa
Aczel Cardena-Sosa — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent