No. 19-6239

Randell Glen Laws v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-jurisdiction appellate-review constitutional-rights due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus judicial-precedent jurisdictional-challenge merits-review procedural-due-process supervisory-power
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-12-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal appellate court necessitates the exercise of the Supreme Court's supervisory power when it decides that a petitioner/appellant has not 'made a substantial showing of a constitutional right', despite the claims demonstrating clear proof of constitutional rights violations that are properly within the appellate and district courts' jurisdictions

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Because requisite exceptions are shown and have been met in the State and Federal . proceedings, regardless of styling said pleading-presented claims as §2241 or §2254, ; does a federal appellate court necessitate the exercise of this Court's supervisory power when, contrary to its own and this Court's precedent decisions, the appellate court decides that a has not "made a substantial showing of a : constitutional right", yet said claims. demonstrate proofs clearly adequate with grounds of constitutionally guaranteed rights having been violated to deserve a : ruling on their merits and the constitutional rights violations claims are both properly within the appellate court and district courts' jurisdictions? \ : (ii) 4 By

Docket Entries

2019-12-16
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2018-10-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2019)

Attorneys

Randell Laws
Randell Glen Laws — Petitioner
Randell Glen Laws — Petitioner