No. 18-7741
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability civil-procedure due-process habeas-corpus judicial-discretion merits-adjudication merits-review
Latest Conference:
2019-03-15
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Court of Appeals' denial of the petitioner's request for a certificate of appealability ("COA") wasimproper where it sidestepped the COA process by first deciding the merits of the petitioner's appeal, and then justifying, its denial of a COA based on its adjudication of the actual merits, in contravention of Buck v. Davis, 580 U.S. (2017)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Court of Appeals' denial of the petitioner's request for a certificate of appealability (COA) was improper"
Docket Entries
2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-14
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 March 6, 2019)
Attorneys
Robert Sills
Robert Sills — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent