No. 19-861

Mark Shumski v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: appellate-review certificate-of-appealability circuit-split district-court due-process habeas-corpus judicial-discretion prisoner-rights standard-of-review
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a prisoner entitled to a certificate of appealability (COA) on a claim for which other jurists have reached different conclusions from the district court on similar facts?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is a prisoner entitled to a certificate of appealability (COA) on a claim for which other jurists have reached different conclusions from the district court on similar facts? ii PARTIES Petitioner: Mark Shumski Respondent: Lorie Davis, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-01-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 10, 2020)

Attorneys

Mark Shumski
William Reynolds BiggsWILLIAM R. BIGGS, PLLC, Petitioner
William Reynolds BiggsWILLIAM R. BIGGS, PLLC, Petitioner