No. 18-9122

Don Nell Hawkins v. Patricia A. Gaughan

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2244 access-to-courts appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights denial-of-access due-process federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus heck-doctrine heck-v-humphrey judicial-procedure section-2255 standing subject-matter-jurisdiction successive-2255-motion
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the doctrine of Heck v. Humphrey applies to denial of access to court claims?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; This case involves a denial of access to the courts claim against a state police officer and a federal district court judge. This case presents the following questions? . 1. Whether the doctrine of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87 (1994) 3p sl applies to denial of access to court claims? 2. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3) allocates subject matter jurisdiction to the court at than _the district.court;:in the first instance over a second or successive § 2255 motion. Does a district court judge act in the “clear absence of all jurisdiction" when she entertains an second or successive § 2255 motion without authorization having been granted by the court of appeals? i .

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-03
Waiver of right of respondent UNITED STATES to respond filed.
2019-04-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Don Nell Hawkins
Don Nell Hawkins — Petitioner
Don Nell Hawkins — Petitioner
UNITED STATES
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent