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In Re Shiva Akula

Paid petition


Certiorari denied · March 4, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

  1. Does the law demand that the district court judges of the United States District Court for the East­ ern District of Louisiana are obligated to disclose their financial holdings and conflicts of interest?

  2. Should this Court have stayed the case upon the prior January 2023 application, until U.S.D.J. Africk had disclosed ALL his financial holdings and conflicts of interest?

  3. Should this Court have transferred the case out of the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis­ trict of Louisiana upon the prior January 2023 peti­ tion?

  4. Should U.S.D.J. Africk’s conflicted state render null and void all orders, judgments and verdicts en­ tered in the case?

  5. Should U.S.D.J. Africk’s conflicted state render ‘un-safe’ the November 6, 2023, conviction of Peti­ tioner, Dr. Shiva Akula?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Shiva Akula

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 04 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 14 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024.
  3. Feb 08 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 25 2024
    Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due February 28, 2024)