No. 23-6596

Kenneth Roshaun Reid v. United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-26
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: board-of-immigration-appeals child-status-protection-act criminal-procedure discretion discretionary-review fair-sentencing-act immigration-law plain-error priority-date retroactivity sentencing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court abuse its discretion when it refused to apply the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to Kenneth Roshaun Qedens

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2024-03-18
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2024-02-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 26, 2024)

Attorneys

Kenneth Roshaun Reid
Kenneth Roshaun Reid — Petitioner
Kenneth Roshaun Reid — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent