No. 25-6087

Leroy Thomas Joyner, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: appellate-review due-process evidence-transcription judicial-proceedings summary-affirmance supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a Federal Court may grant summary affirmance of an appeal taken from the district court order denying transcription of audio and video recordings when they were prior testimony and custodial examinations a established in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 51 (2004).

2. If so, whether a Federal Court may grant summary affirmance where it mandate conflicts with this Court holding in Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962).

3. If so, whether a Federal Court may grant a party summary affirmance where its mandate sanctions a lower court's departure from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings as it relates to Griffin v. Illinois and its progeny.

4. If so, whether a Federal Court may grant a party summary affirmance where its mandate sanctions a lower court's departure from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings as it relates to Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56(1982).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Federal Court may grant summary affirmance of an appeal when its mandate conflicts with Supreme Court precedents regarding transcription of audio and video recordings

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Application (25A568) denied by the Court.
2025-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-30
Application (25A568) referred to the Court.
2025-12-15
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-01
Application (25A568) refiled and submitted to Justice Jackson.
2025-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-18
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-18
Application (25A568) denied by Justice Thomas.
2025-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 12, 2025)
2025-10-22
Application (25A568) for a stay, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Leroy T. Joyner
Leroy Thomas Joyner Jr. — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent