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Masoud Bamdad v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 17-55798 · judgment August 3, 2017


Certiorari denied · November 5, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Should a habeas proceedings court adjudicate all claims of a habeas petitioner before making its final judgment and closing the case, or otherwise such judgment is invalid and does not end the action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b)? Does a defective indictment result in a court losing its jurisdiction over a criminal defendant? Whether due process demands government agents follow their own agency policy and procedures during their investigation stage. Where there is no evidence of interstate commerce violations in a case of a physician who was charged and convicted of distribution of controlled substances, while he was practicing legitimate pain management based on his licensing agency guidelines, do federal authorities have jurisdiction over such a case?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Masoud Bamdad

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Orders
Order list, November 5, 2018 · Certiorari denied
Order list, January 7, 2019 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Dec 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Nov 29 2018
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Nov 05 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Oct 17 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
  6. Oct 11 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  7. Dec 11 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2018)