Waiving a Supreme Court response
Juan Manuel Cruzado-Laureano v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Juan Manuel Cruzado-Laureano says the First Circuit excused the United States from filing an opposition brief and threw out his appeal, which sought to revive his coram nobis petition (a request for relief from a criminal judgment).
- Who it affects
- Cruzado-Laureano did not get Supreme Court review, and the denial did not decide whether Rule 15 has consequences.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His filing asks whether an appellee faces consequences for invoking Supreme Court Rule 15 instead of opposing a petition for Supreme Court review.
Cruzado-Laureano said the First Circuit excused the United States from filing an opposition brief and dismissed his appeal, which sought to revive his request for relief from a criminal judgment.
The appeal concerned a coram nobis petition, a request for relief from a criminal judgment.
Question presented
Is it true that there are no consequences for an appellee who invokes Rule 15, thereby waiving the right to defend against a petition for certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court?
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