No. 22-7862

Lazaro Veliz v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: cause-exception circuit-split constitutional-vagueness criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus procedural-default residual-clause vagueness
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Patent JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015), establishes 'cause' to excuse procedurally defaulted 28 U.S.C. § 2255 claims that are predicated on the unconstitutionally vague residual clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015), establishes “cause” to excuse procedurally defaulted 28 U.S.C. § 2255 claims that are predicated on the unconstitutionally vague residual clause in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B). i

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-06-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2023)

Attorneys

Lazaro Veliz
Anshu Suresh BudhraniOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Anshu Suresh BudhraniOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent