No. 18-7333
DeShawn Maurice Moffett v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appealability appeals civil-procedure civil-rights due-process habeas-corpus jurisdiction merits-adjudication standing writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-02-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals apply an incorrect standard when denying Petitioner's Request For a Certificate of Appealability (COA), and further compound this error by adjudicating the merits of Petitioner's appeal before granting COA?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
whether-certifying-petitioner's-request-for-certificate-of-appealability
Docket Entries
2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 11, 2019)
Attorneys
DeShawn M. Moffett
DeShawn Moffett — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent