Lawrence Jeffrey Brooks v. United States
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity Immigration
Whether the District Court erred by transferring the case back to the original District Court Judge
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