No. 20-6446

Yaira T. Cotto-Flores v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law due-process free-speech standing
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the First Circuit erred in the application of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a) to conduct solely occurring within the confines of Puerto Rico given that such interpretation its inapplicable to intrastate activities in any other of the 50 states of the Nation and henceforth discriminatory to the American citizens of Puerto Rico.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Circuit erred in affirming the District Court's dismissal of Petitioner's claims alleging violations of his constitutional rights under the First and Fifth Amendments

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 28, 2020)

Attorneys

United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Yaira Cotto-Flores
Luis Rafael RiveraLuis Rafael Rivera Law Offices, Petitioner