No. 24-5581

In Re Joe Nathan Pyatt, Jr.

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2024-09-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: criminal-law fbi-jurisdiction federal-statute legal-definition statutory-interpretation vawa-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-10-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the term "members" as stated in the language of the indictment is sufficient to allege the essential element of a natural and specific "person" as mandated by the statute of 18 USC 2261A(2)(A) and;

2. Can the Federal Bureau of Investigations ("FBI") acting as a sovereign government be a "person" that is cognizable within the purview and meaning of person in accordance with the Violence Against Women ACT ("VAWA"), 18 USC 2261 A(2)(A).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the term 'members' in an indictment sufficiently alleges a specific 'person' under 18 USC 2261A(2)(A) and whether the FBI can be considered a 'person' under the Violence Against Women Act

Docket Entries

2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-08-19
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Joe N. Pyatt
Joe Pyatt — Petitioner