No. 20-5276

Stafon Edward Thompson v. Minnesota

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2020-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: aedpa circuit-court-division circuit-split federal-courts federal-habeas federal-law-violations habeas-corpus judicial-precedent remedial-authority state-court-remedies state-prisoners
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the limited habeas authority of federal courts over state prisoners includes the authority to dictate how state courts must remedy federal law violations

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the limited habeas authority of federal courts over state prisoners includes the authority to dictate how state courts must remedy federal law violations.

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-17
Waiver of right of respondent State of Minnesota to respond filed.
2020-07-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Stafon Thompson
Rachel Elizabeth MoranUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law Legal Services Clinic, Petitioner
Rachel Elizabeth MoranUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law Legal Services Clinic, Petitioner
State of Minnesota
Mark Victor GriffinHennepin Co. Attorney's Office, Respondent
Mark Victor GriffinHennepin Co. Attorney's Office, Respondent