No. 25-6579

Robert Keaton v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-14
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment habeas-corpus takings-clause
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Immigration
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether an accused's right under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment is offended when a United States Court of Appeals denies an accused's application for a certificate of appealability, if the accused satisfies the prerequisites set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)?

Whether the application of 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) is unconstitutional if an accused is not afforded an evidentiary hearing to overcome the burden of presenting clear and convincing evidence if the claim is not conclusively rejected by the court?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an accused's rights under the Takings Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment are offended when a United States Court of Appeals denies an accused's application for a certificate of appealability if the accused satisfies the prerequisites set forth in 28 U.S.C. §2255(c)?

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-15
Waiver of right of respondent Ricky Dixon, et al. to respond filed.
2025-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2026)
2025-12-02
Application (25A635) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 18, 2025.
2025-11-18
Application (25A635) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 18, 2025 to January 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Ricky Dixon, et al.
Sonya Roebuck HorbeltOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Robert James Keaton
Robert James Keaton — Petitioner