No. 18-6143
Oscar Rodriguez v. United States
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel evidentiary-hearing federal-habeas-corpus habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance judicial-procedure mental-retardation ninth-circuit summary-denial
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Should certiorari be granted to decide how much detail the order denying a COA should contain in order to ensure that the Circuit Court has complied with Slack v. McDaniel, Miller-El, and Buck v. Davis?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Ninth Circuit's summary denial of a certificate of appealability complies with this Court's precedents requiring that a COA be granted if the issues are debatable among jurists of reason
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-01
Motion (18M9) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2018-07-11
MOTION (18M9) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-03
Motion (18M9) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2018-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 31, 2018)
Attorneys
Oscar Rodriguez
Verna Wefald — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent