No. 22-7176

In Re Thomas J. M. Goodin

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2023-04-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appellate-jurisdiction circuit-court-review civil-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances federal-habeas habeas-corpus mandamus-petition pro-se-litigant standing
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-05-25
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit abused its discretion by denying Petitioner's Application for a Certificate of Appealability ("CoA"), filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2), when it decided the merits of the appeal, and then justified its denial of the CoA based on its adjudication of the actual merits, thereby in essence deciding the appeal on the merits, pursuant to jurisdiction, contravening this Court's clearly established precedents in Burke v. Davis, 137 S.Ct. 0 [__], TIC 20P, [__] Miller v. Cockrell 537 U.S. 322, [__] (2003).

Whether granting of this Court's writ will obtain relief of the Court's appellate jurisdiction that exceptional circumstances warrant the exercise of the Court's discretionary powers, and that relief cannot be obtained in any other form or manner.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether granting of this writ will conform to the Court's appellate jurisdiction that only exceptional circumstances warrant the exercise of the Court's discretionary powers and that adequate relief cannot be obtained in any other form

Docket Entries

2023-05-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-04-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-03-14
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 3, 2023)

Attorneys

Thomas J.M. Goodin
Thomas J.M. Goodin — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent