Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether this Court should grant certiorari and exercise its supervisory authority to bring uniformity to the circuit courts' COA practice so as to avoid arbitrary results in habeas petitioners' access to federal appellate review?
2. Whether this Court should grant certiorari and exercise its supervisory authority to bring uniformity to the circuit courts' review of the denial of an evidentiary hearing?
3. Whether this Court should summarily reverse the Circuit Court's denial of COA where the underlying issues were clearly debatable by jurists of reason?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether this Court should grant certiorari and exercise its supervisory authority to bring uniformity to the circuit courts' COA practice so as to avoid arbitrary results in habeas petitioners' access to federal appellate review?
2021-09-10
Reply of petitioner Len Davis filed. (Distributed)
2021-08-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-23
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-06-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 23, 2021.
2021-06-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 25, 2021 to July 23, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-05-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including June 25, 2021.
2021-05-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 26, 2021 to June 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-04-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 26, 2021.
2021-04-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 26, 2021 to May 26, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2021)