No. 24-6345

Mark Jones v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-01-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-violation criminal-statute guilty-plea immigration-law ninth-circuit statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether "in violation of law" in 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) is limited to criminal immigration violations (and does not include civil immigration violations).

2. Whether this Court should vacate and remand for the Ninth Circuit to address the merits of petitioner's substantial challenge to the voluntariness of his guilty plea because the Ninth Circuit erroneously assumed that petitioner's counsel in the district court had explained to petitioner before he pleaded guilty that "violation of law" in § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) means criminal immigration violations (when the undisputed facts show at most that petitioner transported the immigrant in furtherance of a civil immigration violation).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 'in violation of law' in 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii) is limited to criminal immigration violations and does not include civil immigration violations

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-27
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2025-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2025)

Attorneys

Mark Jones
Brent Evan NewtonAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent