No. 25-5978

Edgard Velasquez v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review federal-criminal-procedure fifth-amendment grand-jury-transcripts judicial-discretion supervisory-authority
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the district court's clearly erroneous denial of Petitioner's motion for grand jury transcripts pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 6 and the Fifth Amendment warrant exercise of this Court's supervisory authority?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Does the district court’s clearly erroneous denial of Petitioner’s motion for grand jury transcripts pursuant Fed . R. Crim. P. 6 and the Fifth Amendment, combined with the likelihood that th is violation will otherw ise evade appellate review , warrant exercise of this Court’s supervisory authority?

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of Federal Respondent of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondent to respond filed.
2025-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)

Attorneys

Edgard Velasquez
Kenneth M. Miller — Petitioner
Kenneth M. Miller — Petitioner
Federal Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent