No. 25-5871

Isaiah Stacy Alstad v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion appellate-review conflict-of-interest constitutional-rights ineffective-assistance summary-dismissal
Latest Conference: 2025-11-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTON NUMBER ONE:
Whether the district court abused its discretion by Summarily
Dismissing Ground One, Conflict of Interest claim and did the Eighth
Circuit abuse its discretion by the affirmation of the district court's
decision as such claim was not wholly frivolous did this violate the U.S.
Supreme Court's Rulings in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957); and
Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 80-82 (1977) ?

QUESTION NUMBER TWO:
Whether the district court abused its discretion by Summarily
Dismissing Ground Two, as his ex-lawyer provided him with ineffective
assistance of counsel by failing to raise within his pre-trial Motion to
Dismiss several defects in his Superseding Indictment, and did the
Eighth Circuit abuse its discretion by the affirmation of the district
court's decision as such claim is not wholly frivolous did this violate
the U.S. Supreme Court's Rulings in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41
(1957); and Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 80-82 (1977) ?

QUESTION NUMBER THREE:
Whether the district court abused its discretion by Summarily
Dismissing Ground Three sentencing phase ineffectiveness claim and
did the Eighth Circuit abuse its discretion by the affirmation of the
district court's decision as such claim is not wholly frivolous did this
violate the U.S. Supreme Court Rulings in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41
(1957); and Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 80-82 (1977) ?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court and Eighth Circuit abused their discretion by summarily dismissing claims of conflict of interest, ineffective assistance of counsel, and sentencing phase ineffectiveness in violation of Supreme Court precedent

Docket Entries

2025-11-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 13, 2025)

Attorneys

Isaiah Alstad
Isaiah Stacy Alstad — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent