No. 18-6400

Tarvares James Watson v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability civil-procedure due-process eleventh-circuit extraordinary-circumstances federal-habeas-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel rule-60(b) rule-60b state-law state-law-procedural-principles state-procedural-law
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit abused its discretion in overlooking the relevant state law procedural principles underlying petitioner's constitutional claim of ineffective assistance of counsel when denying a certificate to appeal the denial of 60(b) relief

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. WHETHER THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION . IN OVERLOOKING THE RELEVANT STATE LAW PROCEDURAL PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING PETITIONER'S CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHEN DENYING A CERTIFICATE TO APPEAL THE DENIAL OF 60(b) RELIEF 2. WHETHER A FEDERAL HABEAS COURT OWES DEFERENTIAL REVIEW TO THE ORIGINAL STATE. TRIAL COURTS ORDER THAT UNDERLIES THE SUBSEQUENT STATE HABEAS COURT’S ORDER ; 3. WHETHER REASONABLE JURISTS WOULD DEBATE THAT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES DOES NOT APPLY TO SUBDIVISIONS (1) AND (4) OF RULE 60(b) i .

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-08
Waiver of right of respondents Jones, Sec., FL DOC, et al. to respond filed.
2018-09-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)

Attorneys

Jones, Sec., FL DOC, et al.
Trisha Meggs PateOffice of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division Tallahassee, Respondent
Trisha Meggs PateOffice of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division Tallahassee, Respondent
Tarvares James Watson
Tarvares James Watson — Petitioner
Tarvares James Watson — Petitioner