No. 19-7014

Geoffrey Scott Gaffney v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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
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. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent