No. 23-6148

Lawrence Jeffrey Brooks v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure civil-procedure district-court drug-quantity due-process judicial-discretion judicial-transfer motion-to-dismiss sentencing sentencing-enhancement standard-of-review transfer-of-venue
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court erred by transferring the case back to the original District Court Judge

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether the District Court erred by transferring the case back to the original District Court Judge after the case was reassigned to another District Court Judge by the Court without objection from the government. Il. Whether the District Court committed clear error at the Petitioner’s sentencing hearing by finding that the government proved by a preponderance of the evidence the drug amounts attributable to the Petitioner and applying the enhancements which affected his guideline range of imprisonment and resulted in an unreasonable sentence and an unwarranted sentencing disparity. Il. Whether the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by granting the government’s motion to dismiss the petitioner’s appeal. i

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2024)

Attorneys

Lawrence Brooks
Matthew C. JosephLaw Office of Matthew C. Joseph PLLC, Petitioner
Matthew C. JosephLaw Office of Matthew C. Joseph PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent