District of Columbia Prisoner Petitions Cases filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia
In November 2016, the Council of the District of Columbia passed the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 (IRAA), providing a sentencing review opportunity for some (but not all) individuals sentenced in Washington, D.C. who were convicted of an offense that occurred before they reached the age of 18. In December 2018, the Council passed the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2018, which included clarifying amendments as to the retroactive application of the earlier legislation.
The IRAA amendments went into effect on May 9, 2019. It permits an individual to petition the court for a sentencing review IF:
1) they were convicted of a violation of the D.C. Code in the District of Columbia Superior Court (not federal court in D.C.), and
2) they were convicted in adult court for an offense that occurred before their 18th birthday, and
3) they have served at least 15 years in prison.
Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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QUENTA ENNIS - Judge Henry H. Kennedy More Information >>> | BOBBY LOTT, D.C. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, RICK BERRY | Filed: January 25, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Plaintiff |
QUINTON WHEELER - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | JOE DRIVER, JEFF BOYLES, A. PELLOTHEODOROS, G. JORGES VAZQUEZ, HARLEY LAPPIN | Filed: October 30, 2008 Plaintiff §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
QIAN IBRAHIM ZHAO - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | UNKNOWN AGENT OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, JANET NAPOLITANO | Filed: October 21, 2009 Plaintiff §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
QUEEN NWOYE - Judge Ellen S. Huvelle More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 07, 2013 Prisoner Petition: Motion to Vacate Sentence (Habeas Corpus) §28:2255 Motion to Vacate |
QUINCY LAMONT BUFFORD - Judge Christopher R. Cooper More Information >>> | USA | Filed: February 29, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
QUORDALIS V. SANDERS - Judge Unassigned More Information >>> | SCOTT S. HARRIS, MICHAEL DUGGAN | Filed: May 31, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |