No. 23-7470

Christopher L. Takhvar v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-05-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process edwards-v-arizona ex-post-facto fundamental-rights habeas-corpus retroactive-criminalization slack-v-mcdaniel
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2024-12-13 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

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a citation to "Slack ¥ MeDurncel S24 US 473" and
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the claun at least Otbatololc,

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the agsstaree of covasel for his detense'? When the
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State agent after the defendant ansuved a

Question 64 State agert (ok a veqest Ai clesity)
mn the attiinnti'® , vrolate the pfiaciples st forth
rn Dawid Uv United States SIZ VS 452) and would the
dortinvedtion of costedal iterogution atter

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the denial of a Certificate of Appealability violates the established 'Slack v. McDaniel' standard to determine a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right

Docket Entries

2024-12-16
Rehearing DENIED.
2024-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
2024-10-23
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-13
Waiver of right of respondent Rickey Dixon to respond filed.
2024-04-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 14, 2024)

Attorneys

Christopher L. Takhvar
Christopher Takhvar — Petitioner
Rickey Dixon
Pamela J. KollerOffice of the Attorney General , Respondent