No. 20-5160

Keith Henderson v. Eddie Miles, Warden

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2253 certificate-of-appealability federal-court federal-courts habeas-corpus procedural-grounds reasonable-jurists statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court may find that 'reasonable jurists would not disagree' about the denial of relief on procedural grounds where other courts have resolved the same issue, on similar facts, in a manner favorable to habeas petitioner's position

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. In deciding whether to issue a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, may a federal court find that “reasonable jurists would not disagree” about the denial of relief on procedural grounds where other courts have resolved the same issue, on similar facts, in a manner favorable to habeas petitioner’s position? 2

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent Eddie Miles to respond filed.
2020-07-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Eddie Miles
Brittany Dawn LawonnHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Brittany Dawn LawonnHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Keith Henderson
Zachary Allen Longsdorf — Petitioner
Zachary Allen Longsdorf — Petitioner