No. 19-5233

Martin Leyva Valdez, Jr. v. W. L. Montgomery, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: due-process federal-court-proceedings habeas-corpus ninth-circuit petition-timeliness rule-4 section-2254 state-court-proceedings state-court-records state-court-review timeliness ylst-v-nunnemaker
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Is the Ninth Circuit's decision contrary to this Court's decision in Ylst v Nunnemaker because it failed to presume that the silent denial of his second state court petition was based on the same grounds as the first?; (2) Is the Ninth Circuit's decision contrary to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases because it did not require the district court to review the relevant state court records before deciding to dismiss the petition as untimely?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Ninth Circuit's decision contrary to this Court's decision in Y/st v Nunnemaker and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-08
Waiver of right of respondent W.L. Montgomery to respond filed.
2019-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Martin Valdez
Stephanie Adraktas — Petitioner
W.L. Montgomery
Sharon Louise RhodesDepartment of Justice - Office of the Attorney General, Respondent