No. 24-6992
Mehdi Nikparvar-Fard v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process evidence-admissibility fifth-amendment guilty-plea legal-counsel motion-to-withdraw
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-05-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district judge's decision to deny the defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea violated the defendant's Fifth Amendment right to due process when his guilty plea was predicated upon incorrect legal advice by his counsel concerning the admissibility of evidence he intended to rely upon to support his defense
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
1. Whether the district judge ’s decision to deny the defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea violated the defendant’s Fifth Amendment right to due pro cess when his guilty plea was predicated upon incorrect legal advice by his counsel concerning the admissibility of evidence he intended to rely upon to support his defense.
Docket Entries
2025-05-19
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-17
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-04-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-04-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 15, 2025)
Attorneys
Mehdi Nikparvar-Fard
United States of America
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent