No. 23-5795

Benjamin D. Morrow v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-1746 civil-procedure declaration declaration-requirements fourth-amendment oath-clause oath-or-affirmation perjury perjury-standard statutory-interpretation u.s.c.-section-1746
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-11-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.
Whether 28 U.S.C. § 1746 requires, in writing, an affirmative statement
that the declaration's contents are "true" to support, establish, or prove
that the matter subscribed to is true under penalty of perjury.

II.
Whether a statutorily deficient declaration, under 28 U.S.C. § 1746,
that is unsupported by a verbal oath, can satisfy the Fourth Amendment's
Oath or Affirmation Clause.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 28 U.S.C. § 1746 requires an affirmative statement that the declaration's contents are true under penalty of perjury

Docket Entries

2023-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
2023-10-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 15, 2023)

Attorneys

Benjamin D. Morrow
Benjamin D. Morrow — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent