No. 18-8259

Nickie Thomas Gray, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability civil-rights debatable-standard due-process fourth-amendment habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jurist-of-reason law-enforcement sixth-amendment sixth-circuit
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-03-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the Sixth Circuit's denial of a certificate of appealability erroneous?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented a . ’ Géags. Was Initially represented by.counsél when he Te a filed his § 2255, and application for a certificate ~ ee, _, Of appealability. “The Court below.along with the | re the district court denied.a COA. :.The law of this a . . Court and the Sixth Circuit has found the matters: _ Ds . “ ° + argued debatable,: yet those courts.denied Gray A’. ne . uc . COA. As Gray argues, those courts looked beyond . 7 "the debatability. test and determined that Gray re : ~ could not prevail. Under. this Court's decision in ee : . Buck v.-Davis, and the decisions cited herein, did. -. Loe —— cathe Sixth Circuit .err in mot. granting a COA? = ANG occ eemeesclemts Meee STE" SO, Gray requests this Court to issue the COA. aii . | "+ .with a -remend for the Sixth Circuit-to review the pot . ey . ; Oo a Poy ; ; . ne . ae a pe : Le oo, D . . , re -_ ; a : mo : ; ; a? os : : .

Docket Entries

2019-04-01
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
2019-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Nickie Thomas Gray, Jr.
Nickie T. Gray — Petitioner
Nickie T. Gray — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent