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Keith Foster v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 20-15375 · judgment May 14, 2021
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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How can panels of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirm decisions as matters of law, that are in direct conflict with previously established binding Precedents of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Precedents established by the United States Supreme Court?
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Should the petitioner have been granted a judgment of Acquittal by the District Court?
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Should the petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion have been granted by the District Court?
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Should the Trial Judge have recused himself from presiding over the petitioner’s trial?
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Should the petitioner have been granted a Certificate of Appealability by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Keith Foster
For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 12 2021Petition DENIED.
- Sep 15 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
- Sep 08 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Aug 13 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2021)