No. 18-9155

Robert Strecker v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability civil-rights court-of-appeals district-court due-process habeas-corpus standing
Latest Conference: 2019-06-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

Where a district Court denies a dass petition and denies a cerificatle of appealability Ccon) to the petitioner, the petitioner may seck a CoA from the Court of apeals. Such a peditioner need not show that the district Court on its merits warrenks issuance of COA when it presents a"ution ofsome

Where a 2255 petitioners clains "are rejectred by district court, may a court on the merits a deny rejectton COA based on that of appeals a withnout making its own considere the merits on determination that the resolution was not debatab amongst jurists of reason??

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals erred in denying a certificate of appealability (COA) to the petitioner, where the district court denied the petitioner's claims on the merits

Docket Entries

2019-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
2019-05-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 6, 2019)

Attorneys

Robert Strecker
Robert Strecker — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent