No. 21-5778
Jeffrey Glenn Hutchinson v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability circuit-court circuit-split district-court habeas-corpus judicial-review legal-standard merits-analysis merits-ruling standard-of-review
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference:
2022-01-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Does a court of appeals violate the threshold certificate of
appealability (COA) standard when it adopts the district court's
merits rulings as its own COA analysis?
2. May a court of appeals categorically forbid granting a COA to any
petitioner who challenge s existing circuit precedent , even when
there is a n unresolved circuit split on the issue the petitioner
seeks to appeal ?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a court of appeals violate the threshold certificate of appealability (COA) standard when it adopts the district court's merits rulings as its own COA analysis?
Docket Entries
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-11-29
Reply of petitioner Jeffrey Glenn Hutchinson filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-16
Brief of respondent Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections in opposition filed.
2021-10-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
2021-10-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 25, 2021)
Attorneys
Jeffrey Glenn Hutchinson
Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Carolyn M. Snurkowski — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent