In re Bamdad
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Bamdad's petition, leaving the existing custody judgment and lower-court rulings in place without deciding the legal issue.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 18, 2020
- What it’s about
- Masoud Bamdad sought an original writ of habeas corpus, arguing that relief through his prior federal post-conviction proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 had been inadequate or ineffective.
- Who it affects
- The order left Bamdad's prior custody judgment and lower-court rulings in place, without deciding whether his earlier proceedings were an adequate way to challenge his custody.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court denied his habeas petition, leaving the prior custody judgment and lower-court rulings in place.
Masoud Bamdad argued that his earlier federal challenge after conviction, under 28 U.S.C. §2255, was inadequate or ineffective. He sought an original petition under §2241 to challenge his custody.
An original petition is a direct request for Supreme Court relief, not a regular appeal from a lower-court decision.
Question presented
Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit abused its discretion and/or committed a clear error of law in denying Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus, where the district court’s order denying Petitioner’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction was based on a clearly erroneous interpretation of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602 et seq., and where the district court’s order would subject Petitioner to the burdens of litigation and discovery in violation of its sovereign immunity?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished its action on this petition. The prior custody judgment and lower-court rulings remain in place.
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- Did the Court decide whether Bamdad could use §2241 after §2255?
- No. The Court did not resolve whether his earlier §2255 proceedings were inadequate or ineffective for testing the legality of his custody.
Sources
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