No. 18-8630

Joseph Christopher Birdtail v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure discovery due-process evidentiary-hearing federal-rules-of-civil-procedure habeas-corpus habeas-proceedings ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-agreement plea-bargaining plea-withdrawal section-2255
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it error for a district court to deny either discovery proceedings or an evidentiary hearing under the Federal Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings in the United States District Court, when the habeas record presents conflicting factual evidence regarding the advice given to the defendant about the effects of withdrawing a plea agreement?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is it error for a district court to deny either discovery proceedings or an evidentiary hearing under the Federal Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings in the United States District Court, when the habeas record presents conflicting factual evidence regarding the advice given to the defendant about the effects of withdrawing a plea agreement? -l LIST OF ALL PARTIES All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. -ii

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-04-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-03-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Joseph Christopher Birdtail
Colin Michael StephensSmith & Stephens, Petitioner
Colin Michael StephensSmith & Stephens, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent