No. 24-627

Scuderia Development, LLC, et al. v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: court-procedure ethnic-discrimination fair-trial jury-selection racial-bias voir-dire
Latest Conference: 2025-01-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the district court's refusal to ask defense-requested voir dire questions intended to identify existing anti-Asian and Chinese political, ethnic, and racial bias of members of the jury venire panel, and the Ninth Circuit's affirmance of that refusal, denied Petitioners a fair trial.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court's refusal to ask defense-requested voir dire questions about potential anti-Asian and Chinese bias denied Petitioners a fair trial

Docket Entries

2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-13
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2024-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2025)

Attorneys

Scuderia Development, LLC, et al.
Robert F. RuyakLarson LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent