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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


Certiorari denied · October 12, 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. 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?

  2. Should the petitioner have been granted a judgment of Acquittal by the District Court?

  3. Should the petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion have been granted by the District Court?

  4. Should the Trial Judge have recused himself from presiding over the petitioner’s trial?

  5. 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

  1. Oct 12 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 15 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  3. Sep 08 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Aug 13 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2021)