No. 20-5155

Charles E. Coughlin v. United States

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2020-07-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 28-usc-2255 constitutional-right constitutional-rights district-court-discretion evidentiary-hearing expert-witness ineffective-assistance-of-counsel medical-expert-witnesses strategic-decision unreasonable-determination
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-11-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals erred in denying petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Whether the court of appeals erred in denying petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel holding "appellant has not made a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right" despite evidence indicating medical expert witnesses were the lynchpin of counsel's defense strategy. 2. Whether the district court made an unreasonable determination of fact within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Rules 4 and 7 resolving disputed issues of fact based solely on the government’s , affidavit without an evidentiary hearing. 3. Whether the district court abused its discretion condoning as a strategic decision trial counsel not calling medical expert witnesses when it appears on the face of the record and multiple documents “outside the files and records of the case,” that counsel made no strategic decision at all. { AO

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-10-20
Petitioner complied with order of October 5, 2020.
2020-10-05
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 26, 2020, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a). Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2020-08-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Charles E. Coughlin
Charles E. Coughlin — Petitioner
Charles E. Coughlin — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent