No. 24-6043

Patrick Michael Hackett v. Iowa

Lower Court: Iowa
Docketed: 2024-11-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process evidence-admission misdemeanor-appeal public-safety sovereign-immunity
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Such as an inferior cement mixer as shown during trial, are there circumstances
that necessitate appeals of simple misdemeanors?:
To safeguard Constitutional rights?
In the presence of an ongoing, evident public safety issue of increasing national
relevance?
Such as due compensation for life having been at stake while shedding light on a
national public safety issue, amidst numerous Constitutional rights and due process
violations, should the US Supreme Court ultimately rule in Petitioner Hackett's
favor and simultaneously grant Petitioner emotional and punitive damages from
Iowa, where circumstances dictate an inherent waiver of sovereign immunity?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a simple misdemeanor involving an allegedly defective cement mixer warrants Supreme Court review to address potential public safety issues and constitutional due process violations

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-17
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent Iowa to respond filed.
2024-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2024)

Attorneys

Iowa
Darrel MullinsIowas Dept. of Justice, Respondent
Patrick Michael Hackett
Patrick Michael Hackett — Petitioner