No. 19-8291

Willis J. Yazzie v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability civil-rights court-of-appeals due-process habeas-corpus judicial-procedure pro-se pro-se-litigant standing
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the court of appeals disregarded this Court's decision in Buck v. Davis to a pro-se litigant about the COA procedure by deciding the merits of the case before denying a COA

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals disregarded this Court's decision in Buck v. Davis to advise a pro-se litigant about the COA procedure by deciding the merits of the case before denying a COA

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-04-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-04-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2020)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Willis J. Yazzie
Willis J. Yazzie Sr. — Petitioner