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Ralston Brown v. Mellekas, Police Officer, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-970 · judgment April 3, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Weather the Respondent violated the Petitioner Constitutional Rights By acting under color of law? II. Question Presented Whether the New York Court of Appeals, overlooked Mr. Brown’s arguments that the 1993 Alfred plea was not made intelligently, which the under color of State Law application of the Connecticut Megon’s Law retroactive Statue, violated Mr. Brown’s Federal substantive constitutional rights to due process? III. Question Presented Whether the New York Court of Appeal err in its conclusion that the application of the Connecticut Megon’s Law retroactive Statue did not frustrate Mr. Brown’s plea agreement contract?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ralston Brown
For respondent
David C. Yale
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 26 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 07 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
- Dec 19 2025Waiver of right of respondent Mellekas Police Officer, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 22 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 24, 2025)