No. 24-7040

Neville McGarity v. Dan Sproul, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: actual-innocence aedpa habeas-corpus legal-innocence statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does Jones v Hendrix , 599 U.S. 465 (2023), a recent Supreme
Court holding which only addresses "[] a prisoner asserting an
intervening change in interpretation of a criminal statute to
circumvent the [AEDPA]" by filing a § 2241, overturn Bousley v
United States , 523 U.S. 614 (1998), a case addressing a claim
of "actual innocence" in a § 2241, where the Supreme Court
found it appropriate to remand back to the District Court,
permitting him to "make a showing of actual innocence"?

2. Does the holding in Jones v Hendrix , 599 U.S. 465 (2023) render
.§ 2241(c)(3) invalid?

3. Was the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals wrong by not recognizing
a claim of "actual innocence", a claim separate and distinct
from a claim of "legal innocence", as an exception under
Bousley v United States?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Jones v Hendrix overturn Bousley v United States regarding actual innocence claims and § 2241 procedures?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-06-12
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-06-02
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2025-05-07
Waiver of Dan Sproul, Warden of right to respond submitted.
2025-05-07
Waiver of right of respondent Dan Sproul, Warden to respond filed.
2025-03-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 21, 2025)

Attorneys

Dan Sproul, Warden
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Neville McGarity
Neville McGarity — Petitioner