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John Ching En Lee v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-16745 · judgment December 14, 2020


Certiorari denied · April 19, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether Petitioner is entitled to a Certificate of Appealability since he has made a substantial showing that he was denied Due Process under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution, because the Government did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of Falsity, Intent, Materiality, required for conviction under 18 USC 1001.

  2. Whether Petitioner is entitled to a Certificate of Appealability since he has made a substantial showing that he was denied Effective Assistance of Counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution because Trial Counsel’s improper stipulation to Jury Instruction was based on arbitrary and contradictory evidence.

  3. Whether Petitioner’s 2255 Motion presents an exception to the Law of the Case Doctrine because the conviction is clearly erroneous and its enforcement would work a manifest injustice.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Ching En Lee

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 07 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. May 18 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
  3. May 03 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Apr 19 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Mar 31 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
  6. Mar 29 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  7. Mar 08 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2021)