No. 23-5669

Steven Grimm v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-3582 2255-petition compassionate-release compassionate-relief district-court federal-prisoner first-amendment habeas-corpus religious-beliefs religious-exemption rluipa section-3582
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where a federal prisoner's religious beliefs prevented him from getting vaccinated, was it error for the district court to deny his motion for compassionate relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Where a federal prisoner’s religious beliefs prevented him from getting vaccinated, was it error for the district court to deny his motion for compassionate relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582? 2. Where the district court denied a 2255 petition arguing 54 claims in a two-sentence order, did the court of appeals err in upholding the denial?

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-10-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2023-08-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 30, 2023)

Attorneys

Steven Grimm
Jim Hoffman — Petitioner
Jim Hoffman — Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent