No. 20-5847

John James Hartz v. Washington Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: citizenship civil-rights due-process immigration naturalization standing
Latest Conference: 2020-11-13
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Washington State Constitution's Article I, Section 24, which permits prosecution by information without a grand jury indictment, violates the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which requires a grand jury indictment for capital or otherwise infamous crimes.

Whether the Washington State Constitution's Article I, Section 2, which does not guarantee the right to a grand jury indictment, violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges or Immunities Clause by abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the constitutional and statutory laws governing naturalization and citizenship apply to the petitioner

Docket Entries

2020-11-16
Petition DENIED.
2020-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
2020-10-22
Waiver of right of respondent Washington State Department of Corrections to respond filed.
2020-09-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)

Attorneys

John James Hartz
John James Hartz — Petitioner
Washington State Department of Corrections
Peter Benjamin GonickAttorney General of Washington, Respondent