No. 19-7014
Geoffrey Scott Gaffney v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appeals constitutional-provisions district-court due-process eighth-circuit evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus procunier-v-atchley stare-decisis
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2020-01-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
SHOULD THIS COURT GRANT THIS PETITION TO ADDRESS THE OBVIOUS FAILURE OF THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS TO REQUIRE A DISTRICT COURT TO CONDUCT AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING WHERE EVIDENCE AND FACTS BY THIS COURT'S STARE DECISIS MANDATING AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING UNDER PROCUNIER V. ATCHLEY, 400 U.S. 446 (1971)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this court grant this petition to address the obvious failure of the eighth circuit court of appeals to require a district court to conduct an evidentiary hearing
Docket Entries
2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)
Attorneys
Geoffrey Scott Gaffney
Geoffrey Scott Gaffney — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent