Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether there is any remedy under Rule 60(b) for functional abandonment by counsel in a federal habeas proceeding, or whether there is no remedy for extreme failures by appointed counsel such that Rule 60(b) motions in this context must always be dismissed as successive habeas petitions under Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524 (2005).
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether there is any remedy under Rule 60(b) for functional abandonment by counsel in a federal habeas proceeding, or whether there is no remedy for extreme failures by appointed counsel such that Rule 60(b) motions in this context must always be dismissed as successive habeas petitions under Gonzalez v. Crosby
2024-08-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-05
Brief of respondent Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-08-02
Brief of Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Dept. of Corrections,, et al. in opposition submitted.
2024-06-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
2024-06-25
Brief of Bryan Stirling, Commissioner, South Carolina Dept. of Corrections,, et al. in opposition submitted.
2024-06-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
2024-03-28
Application (23A868) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 3, 2024.
2024-03-22
Application (23A868) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 4, 2024 to June 3, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.