No. 22-5163
Diann Ramcharan v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection immigration immigration-fraud jury-selection race-discrimination racial-bias voir-dire
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
Is it an abuse of discretion for a district court, when there is a proper request by the accused, to refuse to conduct reasonable voir dire inquiry into racial/ethnic bias in a case involving illegal-immigrant racial-minority defendants accused of marriage and immigration fraud?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is it an abuse of discretion for a district court, when there is a proper request by the accused, to refuse to conduct reasonable voir dire inquiry into racial/ethnic bias in a case involving illegal-immigrant racial-minority defendants accused of marriage and immigration fraud?
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-07-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 22, 2022)
Attorneys
Diann Ramcharan
James L. Hankins — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent