No. 19-8914
Bobby W. Ferguson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-law criminal-liability defendant-conduct due-process economic-loss extortion fear-definition hobbs-act statutory-construction statutory-interpretation victim-state-of-mind
Key Terms:
Privacy
Privacy
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Principle of strict statutory construction requires that term "fear" should not be construed broadly to include any non-violent acts of "economic loss" by private individual in Hobbs Act extortion, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(b)(2).
Even If "fear" is broadly construed, criminal liability should be based on acts or conduct of the defendant, and not on victim's state of mind.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Hobbs Act extortion definition
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-04-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 7, 2020)
2020-03-06
Application (19A985) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until May 7, 2020.
2020-02-24
Application (19A985) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 8, 2020 to May 7, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Bobby W. Ferguson
Bobby W. Ferguson — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent