No. 25-5718

In Re Christopher J. Bradford

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2025-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: aedpa cause-and-prejudice constitutional-rights habeas-corpus procedural-default second-successive-petition
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the United States Court pf Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
erred in its decision to dismiss the Petitioner 's 'application for leave to
file a second or successive habeas corpus petition, ' based on AEDPA 's
gatekeeping provision 28 U.S.C. §§2244(b)(2). When this Court held
that "second or successive language is a term of art that incorporates
pre-AEDPA abuse of the writ principles. "

2. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit
violated the Petitioner 's constitutional rights when it erroneously
dismissed his 'cause and prejudice ' claims to overcome the procedural
default as required by the procedural default and abuse of the writ
doctrines.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in dismissing a second or successive habeas corpus petition under AEDPA's gatekeeping provision and cause and prejudice standard

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-16
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
2025-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Arturo Amaran
Arturo Amaran — Petitioner
Christopher Bradford
Christopher J. Bradford — Petitioner