No. 19-6886
Sean M. Donahue v. Superior Court of Pennsylvania, et al.
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-infirmity coram-nobis equal-rights federal-preemption foreign-policy immigration-law post-conviction-relief
Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Q.1 DOES COMMONWEALTH V. DESCARDES, 136 A.3d 493 (Pa. 2016) VIOLATE FEDERAL PREEMPTION IN FOREIGN POLICY AND IMMIGRATION LAW?
Q2. ARE THE FOLLOWING PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES CONSTITUTIONALLY INFIRM?
18 Pa. C.S. §2709(a)(4);
42 Pa C.S. §9542;
42 Pa. C.S. §9543(a)(l)(i);
42 Pa. C.S. §9545(b)(4);
42 Pa. C.S. §9545(a);
42 Pa. C.S. §9545(b)(l).
Q.3. SHOULD A WRIT OF CORAM NOBIS BE GRANTED TO PROVIDE RELIEF IN THE MATTERS RAISED IN THIS CASE?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does Commonwealth v. Descardes, 136 A.3d 493 (Pa. 2016) violate federal preemption in foreign policy and immigration law?
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-26
Waiver of right of respondents Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Gov. Tom Wolf to respond filed.
2019-12-23
Waiver of right of respondents Superior and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 8, 2020)
2019-12-04
Application (19A621) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 2, 2020.
2019-11-27
Application (19A621) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2019 to February 2, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Gov. Tom Wolf
Sean M. Donahue
Sean M. Donahue — Petitioner
Superior and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, et al.