No. 20-5334

Dennis K. Kieren, Jr. v. Aaron D. Ford, Attorney General of Nevada

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability constitutional-law constitutional-rule due-process first-degree-murder habeas-corpus retroactivity statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit should have granted a Certificate of Appealability

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Ninth Circuit should have granted a Certificate of Appealability on the district court’s denial of Kieren’s motion to amend his petition with an exhausted claim allowing him to obtain the benefit of Byford v. State, 994 P.2d 700, 713 (Nev. 2000) on collateral review?

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 Nevada Attorney Genera's Office to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-08-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 11, 2020)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of Service

Attorneys

Dennis Kieren, Jr.
Lori Christine Teicher — Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
Lori Christine Teicher — Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
State of Nevada Attorney Genera's Office
Allison Lucille Herr — Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Respondent
Allison Lucille Herr — Office of the Nevada Attorney General, Respondent