jurists-of-reason

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23-1258 Royce Wade Lander v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-05-31 Denied Response Waived 28-usc-2255 appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability due-process fifth-circuit habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason motion-to-vacate standard-of-review threshold-showing This Court has held a certificate of appealability ("COA") should issue where the petitioner has made a threshold showing that jurists of reason could…
21-7363 Jessie Vornell Lewis v. John Davids, Warden Sixth Circuit 2022-03-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights due-process habeas-corpus judicial-review jurists-of-reason sixth-circuit united-states-court-of-appeals united-states-district-court Did the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit erroneously den…
21-5702 Ronald Webster v. Scott Dauffenbach, Warden, et al. Tenth Circuit 2021-09-17 Denied IFP 28-usc-2253 appellate-review certificate-of-appealability constitutional-right constitutional-rights district-court habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason procedural-ruling procedural-rulings Whether the United States Court of Appeals Erred by failing to Issue a Certificate of Appealability (COA) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(A), becau…
20-5818 Tyrone Johnston v. Kevin Ransom, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Dallas, et al. Third Circuit 2020-09-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP autopsy certificate-of-appeal circuit-split confrontation-clause confrontation-rights constitutional-provisions district-court due-process habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason third-circuit DID THE THIRD CIRCUIT ERR IN DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEAL ("COA") BASED UPON A FAILURE TO SHOW ENTITLEMENT TO RELIEF, DESPITE SATISFYING THE REQUIR…
19-7440 Alan Strattan v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2020-01-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-U.S.C-2253 28-usc-2253 basis-for-denying-relief certificate-of-appealability circuit-court district-court habeas habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason merits-of-claims standard-of-review Whether a petitioner seeking the issuance of a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 is required to demonstrate that jurists of reason w…
19-6978 Isaac Naranjo v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette, et al. Third Circuit 2019-12-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-right constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jurists-of-reason merits notice-of-charges post-conviction-review procedural-default (1) WHETHER TO MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING OF THE DENIAL OF A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT A HABEAS APPLICANT FOR A C.O.A. NEED NOT SHOW THAT HE WILL PREVAIL O…
19-6755 Frederick Garcia-Cruz v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-11-26 Denied IFP certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure debatable-among-jurists-of-reason due-process habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason mandatory-sentencing ninth-circuit residual-clause sentencing-guidelines vagueness void-for-vagueness 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit misapplied this Court's "debatable among jurists of reason" standard for a certificate of appealability. 2. Whether the …
19-6769 Steven Hicks v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-11-26 Denied IFP certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure debatable-among-jurists-of-reason johnson-v-united-states jurists-of-reason mandatory-guidelines mandatory-sentencing ninth-circuit sentencing-guidelines u.s.s.g.-4b1.2(a)(2) vagueness void-for-vagueness Whether the Ninth Circuit misapplied this Court's "debatable among jurists of reason" standard for a certificate of appealability. Whether the residu…
19-6759 James A. Lackey v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-11-26 Denied IFP appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus judicial-deference jurists-of-reason mandatory-sentencing-guidelines ninth-circuit residual-clause sentencing sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review vagueness void-for-vagueness 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit misapplied this Court's "debatable among jurists of reason" standard for a certificate of appealability. 2. Whether the …
19-5930 Harold Blake v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2019-09-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability civil-rights constitutional-claims due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus judicial-review jurists-of-reason legal-standard standing 1. Whether the petitioner has demonstrated that jurists of reason could disagree with the federal courts' resolution of his constitutional claims or t…
19-5648 Desmond Justin Murray v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2019-08-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2253 appellate-procedure basis-for-denying-relief certificate-of-appealability habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason merits-of-claims standard-of-review Whether a petitioner seeking the issuance of a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 is required to demonstrate that jurists of reason w…
19-5498 Qwindel Jerome Page v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-08-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP 28-usc-2253 28-usc-2255 certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason procedural-review sixth-circuit standard-of-review standards-of-review 1. Whether The District Court And The Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals Erred When They Denied The Petitioner A Certificate Of Appealability ("COA") Wher…
19-5049 Michael Wilson v. Shawn Hatton, Warden Ninth Circuit 2019-07-02 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-right constitutional-rights district-court due-process habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason procedural-ruling sixth-amendment standing Under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution would "jurists of reason" find it debatable of whether the petition states a valid claim o…
18-9392 Brent Edward Lovett v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-05-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure arbitrary-enforcement constitutional-rights debatable due-process fundamental-fairness ineffective-counsel jurists-of-reason slack-v-mcdaniel Petitioner Brent Edward Lovett (Prisoner in Custody of BOP, RRC) moves this Court to remand the case back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, for t…
18-9326 David Marshall v. Wisconsin Seventh Circuit 2019-05-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-jurisdiction certificate-of-appealability civil-procedure constitutional-right constitutional-rights due-process habeas-corpus habeas-petition jurists-of-reason procedural-ruling seventh-circuit 1) Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit erred, when it failed to issue a Certificate of Appealibility under title 28 U.S…
18-5789 John Thompson v. United States Second Circuit 2018-08-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure district-court due-process habeas-corpus jurists-of-reason motion-for-appeal procedural-default procedural-ruling second-circuit standard-of-review standing Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit erred in denying Thompson's Motion for Certificate of Appealability because Petition…
18-5270 Steven Lynn Deem v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2018-07-19 Denied IFP abuse-of-discretion actual-innocence certificate-of-appealability due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jurists-of-reason merits-hearing procedural-standard self-representation Did the Fifth Court of Appeals abuse it's discretion when it denied the Petitioner's motion for a certificate of appealability (COA) because Deem fail…