No. 19-7521

Elisha Paul Harley v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process evidence evidence-admission free-speech judicial-discretion law-of-case law-of-the-case legal-review magistrate-judge magistrate-procedure racist-comments review standing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-03-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a trial court may depart from the law of the case on an evidentiary ruling after a mistrial when the initial legal ruling was not clearly erroneous and did not result in a manifest injustice.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the magistrate judge erred in admitting evidence of racist comments attributed to the petitioner, in violation of the law of the case doctrine

Docket Entries

2020-03-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
2020-02-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Elisha Paul Harley
Kimberly Sue TrimbleFederal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent