No. 25-51

Christopher Klein, Superintendent, Department of Detention Facilities for Anne Arundel County, et al. v. Charles Brandon Martin

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-15
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Relisted (11) Experienced Counsel
Tags: aedpa-standard brady-violation federal-habeas judicial-deference legal-reasonableness state-court-review
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23 (distributed 11 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the Fourth Circuit violate AEDPA's deferential standard by overturning a state-court decision based on the supposed lack of "nuance" and "exhaustiveness" in the court's written opinion, rather than the reasonableness of its legal conclusion?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fourth Circuit violate AEDPA's deferential standard by overturning a state-court decision based on the supposed lack of 'nuance' and 'exhaustiveness' in the court's written opinion, rather than the reasonableness of its legal conclusion?

Docket Entries

2026-02-27
Judgment Issued.
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2026-01-26
Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the Opinion of the Court. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Jackson would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.
2026-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2026-01-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2026-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-11-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-10-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-10
Reply of petitioners Christopher Klein, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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2025-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-09-10
Reply of Christopher Klein, et al. submitted.
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2025-08-27
Brief of respondent Charles Martin in opposition filed.
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2025-08-27
Brief of Charles Martin in opposition submitted.
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2025-07-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 27, 2025.
2025-07-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 14, 2025 to August 27, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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2025-07-16
Motion of Charles Martin for an extension of time submitted.
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2025-07-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2025)
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2025-05-01
Application (24A1048) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 11, 2025.
2025-04-25
Application (24A1048) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 12, 2025 to July 11, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
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Attorneys

Charles Martin
Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Respondent
Christopher Klein, et al.
Andrew John DiMiceli — Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Petitioner