No. 21-7162

Jose Jaime Lopez v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-02-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights conflict-of-interest criminal-intent due-process ex-parte-communications false-statement federal-agent judicial-bias knowingly-false materiality obstruction-of-justice public-confidence
Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether it is Consistent with this Courts holding in CAPERTON v. A. MASSEY COAL CO., 556 U.S. 868, 129 S.Ct 2541 (2009) and the Imperatives of Due Process to require application of an objective Standard in all Constitutional Claims of Judicial Bias, and

(2). Can an Appearance of Bias alone be Sufficient enough to establish an unconstitutional potential For Bias, where as is the case here, United States District Court Judge Colin S. Bruce Created a conflict of Interest sufficient to undermine public Confidence in the Integrity of the Judicial proceeding by having Ex parte Communications, Close relationships and ongoing Contacts with the United States Attorneys office for the Central District of Illinois such that their paralegal LISA Hopps in a Memorandum to the Director of the F.B.I. stated: Colin has been unable to disconnect himself From our office. Its almost as if he is a silent part of management. See United States v. Nixon, docket U.S. dist. Lexis 149976 (C.D. ILL); see also In re Complaints Against Dist. Judge Colin S. Bruce, Nos. 07-18-9053, 07-18-9067 (7th Cir. Jud. Council May 14, 2019)

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it is consistent with this Court's holding in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 and the imperatives of Due Process to require the application of an objective standard in all constitutional claims of judicial bias, and the unconstitutional potential for a conflict of interest sufficient to undermine public confidence in the integrity of the judicial proceeding by having ex parte communications, close relationships and ongoing contacts with the United States attorneys office for the Central District of Illinois such that their paralegal is unable to disconnect himself from that office

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 21, 2022)

Attorneys

Jose Lopez
Jose Jaime Lopez — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent