No. 19-7172

Larry Antonio Simmons v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process federal-judiciary first-step-act judicial-ethics political-bias sentencing sentencing-reduction standing statutory-interpretation trump
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina the Honorable Bruce H. Hendricks, Judge, Assistant United States District Attorney Shedi Nick Bianchi, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals judges, Keenan, Diaz, and violated the judicial code of ethics when they refused to recognize a Congressional Act (First Step Act of 2018) signed into Federal Law by President Trump when they refused to grant this Petitioner a sentence reduction under said Act because they are admitted "Never Trumpers" and will not recognize any Act that he signs?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina violated the judicial code of ethics when they refused to recognize a Congressional Act (First Step Act of 2018) signed into Federal Law by President Trump

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2020)

Attorneys

Larry Antonio Simmons
Larry A. Simmons — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent