No. 19-7395

Jean Crump v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeal criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection false-arrest grand-jury-testimony ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-counsel judicial-bias prosecutorial-misconduct racial-bias racial-discrimination
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. This is my second trial. At least five federal attorneys advised my new new attorney Dana Cephas, that Judge William Keller was a racist and he especially dislike Blacks and Jews, but my court appointed attorney did not ask for a new attorney. However, Judge Keller would not let a defendant attend hearings on evidences or any other matters between the attorneys. My question, is that suppose to be the law of the court?

2. As the defendant. I was entitled to an attorney who knew a little law at least. In my opinion, Attorney Cephas was afraid of the federal attorneys. Mr. Cephas refused to advise Judge Keller or my medical condition, Colon Cancer, Gallbladder and a poison stomach that need surgery, Mr. Cephas, cancelled all of the relevant witnesses and other things such as, double jeopardy, this was my second trial and with my pills, he made me a witness against myself and false arrest My question, Was Mr. Cephas working for the Federal Attorneys?

3. Attorney Ames with all that I had advised her, refused to ask the court about my arrest, could it have been a false arrest. I was going to address the court, but Ms. Ames did not have the time to tell me the procedures of how to go about it. Is this type of action normal for an attorney working on an appeal for a seventy year old black female who had never seen a jail? Attorney Ames did not have the time to complete the assignment. My question is why did she walk away from this appeal?

4. Attorney Jones, another appeal attorney, lived in San Diego CA. At this time I was in prison. I never met attorney Jones. I tried to help her from my jail cell. My question, Is that possible? I do not know when Attorney Jones received the case from attorney Ames but, I was sentenced April 13,2013 and my appeal was filed in Pasadena. CA. on January 5,2015.

5. The Federal Attorneys, used blackmail, false statements on their witeness for them to just plain lie on me. Dr. Williams only saw me once. See Dr. Williams statement to the Grand Jury. Also see the Mortuary Owner statement to the grand jury. There is a reason they brought this case against me, the question is, what is the reason. They know that I did not commit this crime. All of the owners, payers of these policies and beneficiaries are white and lives in Hollywood, Florida.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant's constitutional rights were violated when their court-appointed attorney failed to request a new judge despite being advised that the judge was biased against the defendant's race and religion

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-24
Waiver of right of respondents United States, et al. to respond filed.
2019-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2020)
2019-08-23
Application (19A215) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 20, 2019.
2019-08-09
Application (19A215) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 22, 2019 to September 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Jean Crump
Jean Crump — Petitioner
United States, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent