No. 24-6679

Chance Blackman v. Theresa Cisneros, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: agency-principles circuit-split equitable-tolling habeas-corpus legal-assistance mental-disability
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-03-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

Under agency principles, petitioners are held responsible for the mistakes of their lawyers, including the late filing of a federal petition. How do those principles apply where a severely mentally and physically disabled inmate relies on an incarcerated, non-lawyer advocate for legal assistance?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether agency principles apply when a severely mentally and physically disabled inmate relies on an incarcerated, non-lawyer advocate for legal assistance

Docket Entries

2025-03-31
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
2025-03-06
Waiver of right of respondent Theresa Cisneros, Warden to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2025-02-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 31, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixCertificate of Word Count

Attorneys

Chance Blackman
Lauren Collins — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Theresa Cisneros, Warden
Stephanie Brenan — California Department of Justice - Office of the A, Respondent