No. 19-5834

Thomas David McWaters v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appeal civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction-review standing
Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

In PetitroweR's ReQuest to the Ninth Circunt Court
No. Owe:
FOR A CeRtWFCATe OF APPEAlAbUAy, WOUld A gURISt OF REASON FINd
rt debatable whetheR he stated A vAlid " iweffective Assistance ofF
COUNSEl clAIM I hIS ARIZONA ROle 32 Of-RIgHT pROCEedINgS,"CAUSE
to present his untimely IeFfective Assistance of tRiAl coonsel clAiMS,
AMONg otheR clAIMS, to the ARizONA DistRct CoURt?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel in his Arizona post-conviction proceedings, which prevented him from timely presenting his ineffective assistance of trial counsel claims to the Arizona District Court

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-08-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Thomas D. McWaters
Thomas D. McWaters — Petitioner