No. 20-1154

Adan Torres-Nieves v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 9th-circuit ambiguity ambiguity-resolution defendant defendant-rights government-breach legal-precedent plea-agreement precedent
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the 9th Circuit significantly depart from its own precedent when it failed to resolve ambiguity in favor of the defendant in its determination of whether the government breached an admittedly ambiguous plea agreement?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the 9th Circuit depart from precedent in failing to resolve ambiguity in favor of defendant in determining government breach of plea agreement?

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2021)
PetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Adan Torres-Nieves
Ezekiel E. Cortez — Law Offices of Ezekiel E. Cortez, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent