No. 25-5036

Wilfredo Feliciano-Rodriguez v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-provisions federal-prosecution grand-jury interstate-commerce jurisdiction puerto-rico-statehood
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court can prosecute without verifying jurisdiction and whether the Respondent can usurp Puerto Rico's jurisdiction in violation of 18 U.S.C. §3231 when interstate commerce is not proven

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Can a federal court attempt a prosecution without verifying, as the first step before any proceeding, jurisdiction? Can the Respondent take away jurisdiction from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in violation of 18 U.S.C. §3231 when interstate or foreign commerce has not been proven? Is the Respondent, ignoring the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s status as a state since 1952, usurping Puerto Rico's jurisdiction? Can the Respondent present beforea federal.grand jury an accusation with out evidence to prove jurisdiction, as in this case? Can the Respondent take to trial an accused without grand jury returning an indictment or simulate an indictment that was not filed by a grand jury as in this case? Can the Respondent take a local criminal case in Puerto Rico where the evidence does not involve the accused in interstate or foreign commerce using the Court’s foregoing case of Puerto Rico v. Sanchez-Valle, 579 U.S. 59, 71 (2016)? i

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-14
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2025)
2025-06-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 6, 2025)

Attorneys

United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Moez Mansoor KabaHueston Hennigan LLP, Respondent
Wilfredo Feliciano-Rodriguez
Wilfredo Feliciano-Rodriguez — Petitioner