No. 19-6529

James Tyson, Jr. v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2255-motion access-to-courts civil-procedure constitutional-rights due-process evidentiary-hearing ineffective-assistance rule-6-motion sealing-orders standing transparency
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the district court's denial of Petitioner's Rule 6 motion to unseal documents a denial of Petitioner's due-process rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented for Review": 1.) Was the district courts denial of Petitioners Rule 6 motion to unseal documents a denial of Petitioners due process rights? Il.) Was counsel constitutionally ineffective for advising Petitioner to enter a "straight up guilty plea" while failing to investigate the facts of his case; failing to object to losses and enhancements at sentencing; failing to raise guideline amendments on appeal? Ill.) Did the courts commit reversible err denying petitioner's 2255 motion without conducting an evidentiary hearing to resolve the factual disputes? e i TRULINCS 81154083 TYSON, JAMES JR Unit: YAZ-C-B FROM: 81154083 TO: SUBJECT:

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2019)

Attorneys

James Tyson, Jr.
James Tyson Jr. — Petitioner
James Tyson Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent