No. 25-726
Alan Lane Hicks v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse Waived
Tags: aedpa federal-petition habeas-corpus ineffective-process judicial-delay state-court-exhaustion
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(B)(ii)'s exception to the exhaustion requirement for "circumstances" that render state proceedings "ineffective" can apply when a state court reanimates inordinately delayed proceedings after a petitioner files in federal court.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(B)(ii)'s exception to the exhaustion requirement for 'circumstances' that render state proceedings 'ineffective' can apply when a state court reanimates inordinately delayed proceedings after a petitioner files in federal court
Docket Entries
2026-02-06
Amicus brief of Innocence Network and The Midwest Innocence Project submitted.
2026-02-06
Brief amici curiae of Innocence Network, et al. filed.
2026-01-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2026.
2026-01-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 6, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-01-07
Response Requested. (Due February 6, 2026)
2025-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-26
Waiver of Jonathan Frame of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-26
Waiver of right of respondent Jonathan Frame to respond filed.
2025-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Attorneys
Alan Lane Hicks
Steven James Alagna — Washington University School of Law, Petitioner
Innocence Network and The Midwest Innocence Project
Jonathan Frame