No. 23-6912

Samuel Fields v. Laura Plappert, Warden

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-06
Status: Rehearing
Type: IFP
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
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 KuhnOffice of Attorney General of Kentucky, Respondent
Samuel Fields
Daniel Evan KirschFederal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner