No. 19-6056

Michael Renee Hernandez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: §-2255 28-U.S.C-2244(b)(4) 28-U.S.C-2255(h) 28-usc-2244b4 28-usc-2255h armed-career-criminal-act federal-prisoner gatekeeping-standard johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states jurisdictional-hurdle sentencing successive-motion
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal prisoner must satisfy a second jurisdictional hurdle under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(4) after securing appellate-court authorization to file a successive motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED (1) Once a_ federal prisoner secures appellate-court authorization to file a successive motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h), must the prisoner satisfy a second jurisdictional hurdle under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(4)? (2) Where an authorized successive § 2255 motion argues that an Armed Career Criminal Act sentence should be set aside under Johnson v. United States, 135 8. Ct. 2551 (2015), what more must the movant show to obtain a ruling on the merits? i

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-10-17
Rescheduled.
2019-10-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-02
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-09-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Michael Renee Hernandez
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James Matthew WrightOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent