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Ramy Eid Zaki Hakim v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-55617 · judgment September 8, 2022

Certiorari denied · January 23, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

When Can a Defendant, Induced to Enter a Guilty Plea by the Government’s Promise to Assist the Defendant with His Immigration Status, Move to Withdraw His Guilty Plea? Did the District Court Err By Failing to Hold an Evidentiary Hearing to Allow the Defendant to Prove the Government Failed to Assist Him with His Immigration Status?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Rose Fay Arfa
Fay Arfa, A Law Corporation

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 23 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 04 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/20/2023.
  3. Dec 30 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Dec 07 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 11, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service