No. 23-6063

Kieffer Michael Simmons v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 5th-amendment circuit-split civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process exculpatory-evidence fifth-amendment judicial-immunity subpoena witness witness-subpoena
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Simmons should have been entitled to judicial immunity for his subpoenaed witness

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Simmons should have been entitled to judicial immunity for his subpoenaed witness, who would have offered exculpatory evidence at trial. 2. Whether an adequate inquiry and record was developed with Simmons’ subpoenaed witness on the question of the exercise of his Fifth Amendment rights.

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 20, 2023)

Attorneys

Kieffer Michael Simmons
Joseph G. BertogliSuite 270, Petitioner
Joseph G. BertogliSuite 270, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent