No. 22-6017

Reginald Eugene Grimes, Sr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-11-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process eleventh-circuit false-testimony perjury plain-error prosecutorial-misconduct sentencing sentencing-hearing
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF "THE GOVERNMENT KNOWING
LY PRESENTING "FALSE STATEMENTS IN THE OPENING STATEMENT, AND ORCHESTRAT
ING THE GOVERNMENT'S KEY WITNESS TO PRESENT PERJURED TESTIMONY AND CAPI
TALIZING ON THE PERJURED TESTIMONY DURING CLOSING ARGUMENTS TO OBTAIN THE
GUILTY VERDICTS FOR DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 9:15-CR-80003-DMM-5 ?

(2) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF THE HONORABLE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS KNOWINGLY VIOLATING "FEDERAL
RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULE 32" DURING AND AFTER PETITIONER'S SENTEN
CING HEARING ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2015 ?

(3) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT KNOWING
LY LYING ABOUT MATERIAL ELEMENTS OF FACTS TO THE HONORABLE DISTRICT JUDGE
DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS DURING PETITIONER'S SENTENCING HEARING THAT WOULD
HAVE AND STILL WILL HAVE CHANGED THE OUTCOME OF PETITIONER'S CONVICTIONS
AND/OR SENTENCES, IN BEHALF OF DISTRICT COURT CASE NO. 9:15-CR-80003-DMM ?

(4) DID THE HONORABLE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
COMMIT "PLAIN AND OBVIOUS ERROR" BY DENYING PETITIONER'S REQUEST FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ("COA") IN BEHALF OF THE APPEALATE COUNSEL
DELIBERATELY REFUSING TO RAISE PETITIONER'S PRESERVED FEDERAL RULES OF
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULE 32 VIOLATION ARGUMENTS DURING PETITIONER'S DIRECT
APPEAL ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Eleventh Circuit commit error in denying a COA for government misconduct, perjured testimony, and sentencing violations?

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED.
2023-01-25
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2022-12-14
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
2022-12-05
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
2022-11-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
2022-11-14
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-09-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 8, 2022)

Attorneys

Reginald Eugene Grimes
Reginald Eugene Grimes — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent