No. 24A1109

Benjamin Ritchie v. Ron Neal, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: N/A
Status: Denied
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: conflict-of-interest federal-habeas-relief habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel rule-60b stay-of-execution
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) permits a federal habeas petitioner to obtain relief from a final judgment based on conflict of interest of prior counsel, notwithstanding delay in filing the motion after appointment of conflict-free counsel, where the petitioner was constructively abandoned by conflicted counsel who failed to raise substantial ineffectiveness claims

Docket Entries

2025-05-19
Application (24A1109) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Barrett.
2025-05-19
Application (24A1109) referred to the Court.
2025-05-19
Application (24A1109) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Barrett and by her referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson would grant the application for stay of execution of sentence of death and the petition for a writ of certiorari.

Attorneys

Benjamin Ritchie
Shawn NolanFederal Community Defender Office for the EDPA, Petitioner