No. 23-6912
Samuel Fields v. Laura Plappert, Warden
Relisted (10)IFP
Tags: aedpa clearly-established-law constitutional-claim criminal-procedure due-process extrinsic-evidence habeas-corpus jury-experiment jury-trial verdict-standards
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2026-01-09
(distributed 10 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does this Court's rule requiring that a verdict be based only on the evidence presented in the courtroom at trial satisfy 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1)'s "clearly established" requirement, and if so, can a jury's consideration of and reliance on extrinsic evidence as part of a jury experiment violate this rule?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a jury's consideration and reliance on extrinsic evidence as part of a jury experiment violates the clearly established federal law requiring a verdict to be based only on the evidence presented at trial
Docket Entries
2026-02-10
Response to petition for rehearing from respondent Laura Plappert, Warden filed.
2026-02-10
Response to Rehearing Petition of Laura Plappert, Warden submitted.
2026-01-12
Respondent is requested to file a response to the petition for rehearing within 30 days.
2025-12-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-15
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2025-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-19
Rescheduled.
2025-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-11-10
Rescheduled.
2025-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-11-04
Rescheduled.
2025-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-15
Rescheduled.
2025-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-10-08
Rescheduled.
2025-10-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-24
Rescheduled.
2025-09-10
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-11
Response to motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by respondent.
2025-08-11
Response of Laura Plappert, Warden submitted.
2025-08-06
Motion of Samuel Fields for leave to file petition for rehearing submitted.
2025-07-31
Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner.
2025-07-31
Motion of Samuel Fields for leave to file petition for rehearing submitted.
2025-07-31
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-20
Reply of petitioner Samuel Fields filed. (Distributed)
2024-05-06
Brief of respondent Laura Plappert, Warden in opposition filed.
2024-03-14
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 6, 2024.
2024-03-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 5, 2024 to May 6, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-03-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 5, 2024)
2024-01-22
Application (23A672) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until March 4, 2024.
2024-01-16
Application (23A672) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 1, 2024 to March 4, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Laura Plappert, Warden
Matthew Franklin Kuhn — Office of Attorney General of Kentucky, Respondent
Samuel Fields
Daniel Evan Kirsch — Federal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner