No. 22-7142

William Matthew Plump v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-03-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure due-process fraud legal-ethics legal-misrepresentation mail-fraud misrepresentation sentencing wire-fraud
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-04-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause prohibits the government from using criminal fraud to punish or penalize an attorney for immaterial misstatements or omissions to the court

Docket Entries

2023-04-24
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-04-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-02-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 1, 2023)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
William M. Plump
William Matthew Plump — Petitioner