Peter Navarro resubmits appeal to stay out of prison to Gorsuch after already being rejected by Roberts
Source: Law & Crime
Apr 2nd, 2024, 5:02 pm
Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who served under Donald Trump, has asked Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to perform an end-run around Chief Justice John Roberts over an unsuccessful late March bid to stay out of federal prison. As of Tuesday, Navarro is two weeks and a day into a four-month prison sentence for two counts of contempt of Congress. He was found guilty following a daylong trial in September 2023.
In January, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced the 74-year-old economist to prison time and a fine of $9,500 for repeatedly stonewalling congressional investigators working for the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A series of lower court and appellate court appeals followed throughout February and March. Results were consistent and clear: Navarro could, of course, appeal his conviction and sentence but he had to start serving that sentence when the courts instructed.
Navarro is now appealing his conviction from behind the bars of a lockup facility in Miami. Last month, he angled to remain free on bail while the appeals process fully plays out in a last ditch-direct appeal to the chief justice. But Roberts would not play ball. In a one-page letter dated Tuesday, Navarros attorneys ask Supreme Court Clerk Scott Harris to resubmit their emergency stay application with Gorsuch who has a penchant for criminal justice reform and who often expresses sympathy for incarcerated people.
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/precisely-0-0-chance-of-succeeding-peter-navarro-resubmits-appeal-to-stay-out-of-prison-to-gorsuch-after-already-being-rejected-by-roberts/
Full headline: Precisely 0.0% chance of succeeding: Peter Navarro resubmits appeal to stay out of prison to Gorsuch after already being rejected by Roberts
Link to Navarro filing letter (PDF) - https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23A843/306519/20240402144050476_2024-04-02%20-%20Gorsuch%20Petition%20Reconsideration.pdf
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bluestarone
(17,824 posts)Hope not!
aurora the great
(98 posts)You read my mind. Its the first thing I thought when I read about this appeal. Just keep going until you find someone who agrees with you. Its the American way( for Trump and his supporters) If Gorsuch doesn't work out maybe there a clerk who will champion his cause. Loser. Go to jail. Go directly to jail and there is no Get out of Jail Free card snowflake Give it up. (unless Trump is elected)
calimary
(83,370 posts)Let's just make sure his benefactor can't get back into the White House. THAT is Job One.
onenote
(43,819 posts)Rule 22.3
A Justice denying an application will note the denial thereon. Thereafter, unless action thereon is restricted by law to the Circuit Justice or is untimely under Rule 30.2, the party making an application, except in the case of an application for an extension of time, may renew it to any other Justice, subject to the provisions of this Rule. Except when the denial is without prejudice, a renewed application is not favored. Renewed application is made by a letter to the Clerk, designating the Justice to whom the application is to be directed, and accompanied by 10 copies of the original application and proof of service as required by Rule 29.
Orrex
(63,702 posts)Honest question.
Most applications for emergency relief are referred by the receiving justice to the full court so the opportunity to file a second request doesnt arise. And when a single justice acts on a petition and denies it, a second request, if made, almost always is then referred to the entire court.
I didnt even know it was a thing.
druidity33
(6,508 posts)onenote
(43,819 posts)The order from CJ Roberts denying the application for emergency relief stated that the Court of Appeals concluded that Navarro had "forfeited" his arguments in support of a stay of his sentence; CJ Roberts stated that he saw "no basis" for disagreeing with the Court of Appeals.
If you want to delve further, here are links to CJ Roberts' order and to the Court of Appeals order- they're both very short:
CJ Roberts Order:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23a843_he4l.pdf
Court of Appeals Order:https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40540/gov.uscourts.cadc.40540.1208604640.0.pdf
bluestarone
(17,824 posts)![](/emoticons/shrug.gif)
hlthe2b
(104,706 posts)riversedge
(71,919 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)absolution. That is the impression that the SC gave MAGA.
Novara
(6,045 posts)Loser.
sinkingfeeling
(52,460 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,312 posts)Going around the boss is a stupid move. Navarro is a total clown.
BlueKota
(2,888 posts)but at this point nothing will surprise me. I don't trust ant Republican on that court.
JoseBalow
(4,277 posts)What an insufferable whiny snowflake.
magicarpet
(15,719 posts)... 100% Egyptian cotton sheets he is used to at home and at the five star luxury hotels he customarily frequents.
What no room service,.. quick get Gorsuch on the phone,... Peter wants to file a customer complaint.
Irish_Dem
(55,272 posts)What a baby.
ShazzieB
(17,847 posts)When I read the length of the sentence, I rolled my eyes SO hard.
I'm sure lockup is no fun, but that amount of time will fly by. Suck it up, Buttercup!
Irish_Dem
(55,272 posts)for a 4 month jail sentence.
Martha Stewart was sentenced to prison for a longer period than this.
She took it in stride, kept her mouth shut, didn't name names.
In prison she helped other women learn some skills.
Then when released she hit the ground running and has an iconic
brand to this day.
padah513
(2,646 posts)You'd think he got 30 years
onetexan
(13,460 posts)Petty criminals get alot more than this fool doing his errand to overthrow the govt.
Irish_Dem
(55,272 posts)I know, right. Commit treason by overthrowing the US government and overturning an election.
Get four months.
Damn courts.
RainCaster
(11,245 posts)Marcuse
(7,832 posts)ShazzieB
(17,847 posts)I laughed like a hyena when I read this, then felt bad about finding it funny.
It is funny, though. It's absolutely true, and it's both funny and horrifying at the same time!
TwoInchMessia
(9 posts)I was surprised Pete didn't start with Thomas, seeing as how Thomas apparently isn't afraid of any repercussions for his actions.
prodigitalson
(2,731 posts)GiqueCee
(1,156 posts)... as he described procedures on J6 as if it was a perfectly justifiable course of action following Trump's resounding defeat should be reason enough to keep him the slammer 'til his teeth fall out.
Such a blatant lack of remorse is never a good look, Pete!
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iluvtennis
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Gore1FL
(21,582 posts)Wow! Time's flying.
BumRushDaShow
(137,091 posts)and I even caught some of his streaming press conference before he surrendered. Seemed like it was just last week.
COL Mustard
(6,534 posts)Has an absolutely miserable time in jail, He's only in for four months. He should just suck it up.
prodigitalson
(2,731 posts)a cell with him?
patphil
(6,688 posts)dlk
(12,076 posts)Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.
Rebl2
(14,285 posts)already went to prison.
BumRushDaShow
(137,091 posts)and his request for a stay to his sentence to remain out of prison pending appeal was shot down by John Roberts (who handles those emergency requests for issues in the D.C. Circuit area). So he is trying to get another Justice to give him that stay.
He's supposedly allowed to request another Judicial opinion for stuff like this but that is rarely granted and especially if you already had the Chief Justice say "hell no".
Rebl2
(14,285 posts)up snowflake.
FakeNoose
(34,592 posts)He hasn't even been charged with anything about the January 6th failed coup ... yet.
That's all down the road, and he's ass-deep in all of that activity. This "contempt of Congress" is child's play compared to what's down the road for him. What a whining baby he is. Lock him the fuck up.
orleans
(34,501 posts)mahina
(18,595 posts)Vinca
(50,698 posts)magicarpet
(15,719 posts)The damn stuff has such a short shelf life and starts getting moldy.
Baitball Blogger
(47,411 posts)Johnny2X2X
(20,881 posts)Probably worked something out with him befor ethey filed this appeal. The Right Wingers on the SCOTUS are for sale, they work for the GOP, not the US Consitution, and thye will rule based on politics and based on pay offs.
onenote
(43,819 posts)Hotler
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republianmushroom
(16,301 posts)bluestarone
(17,824 posts)Decision in July.
onenote
(43,819 posts)Decision April 29.
bluestarone
(17,824 posts)What's your prediction?
onenote
(43,819 posts)It's a waste of time.
bluestarone
(17,824 posts)With THIS SC anything goes i guess.
Marcuse
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