No. 19-7979
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: animal-fighting animal-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection judicial-bias pre-sentence-report recusal sentencing
Latest Conference:
2020-05-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
I. Whether A Judge' Statements Demonstrating Extreme Bias Against Pit Bull Owners as a Class And Advocating the Elimination of Anyone Involved in Dogfighting Requires Recusal On Constitutional Or Statutory Grounds in an Animal Fighting Case.
II. Whether a Trial Court's Failure to Enquire Whether the Defendant Read and Discussed A Pre-Sentence Report with his Attorney In Violation of Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(i)(1)(A) Requires Resentencing Under a Bright Line Rule When Prejudice to a Criminal Defendant Results.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a judge's statements demonstrating extreme bias against pit bull owners as a class and advocating the elimination of anyone involved in dogfighting requires recusal on constitutional or statutory grounds in an animal fighting case
Docket Entries
2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 13, 2020)
Attorneys
Leo Chadwick
Seth Allen Neyhart — Law Office of Seth A. Neyhart, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent