No. 19-6433
Edward Anthony Torres v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-jurisdiction district-court due-process federal-courts indian-status jurisdiction jurisdictional-issue magistrate-court native-american native-american-law ninth-circuit pretrial-decision standing statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-12-06
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a district court may, pretrial, decide an Indian status jurisdictional question in light of conflicting Ninth Circuit law that results in a federal magistrate court in one state deciding the issue and a federal district court in a different state failing to so decide.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court may, pretrial, decide an Indian status jurisdictional question
Docket Entries
2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 29, 2019)
Attorneys
Edward Torres
Robert Henry Branom Jr. — Federal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent