No. 24-7050

Juan Carlos Sotelo v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: due-process judicial-discretion juror-dismissal jury-selection legal-standard trial-procedure
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2025-05-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the standard for dismissing a juror based on views on the merits of the case is a 'demonstrable reality', 'any possibility', 'any reasonable possibility', or 'any substantial possibility'

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Dismissal of a juror based on a purported unw illingness or inability to follow the law is impermissible when the impetus for the dismissal stems from the juror’s views on t he merits of the case. Is the standard for dismissal a “demonstrable reality” the juror’s views on t he merits are the impetus, “any possi bility” the juror’s views on t he merits are the impetus, onl y “any reasonab le possi bility” the juror’s views on t he merits are the impetus, or only “any substantial possi bility” the juror’s views on t he merits are the impetus? i

Docket Entries

2025-06-02
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2025-05-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-04-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 22, 2025)

Attorneys

Juan Carlos Sotelo
Carlton Frederick Gunn — Petitioner
Carlton Frederick Gunn — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent