No. 20-5432

Michael James Barnes v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure district-court fifth-circuit habeas-corpus johnson-ruling johnson-v-united-states plea-agreement plea-bargaining post-conviction-relief post-conviction-waiver section-2255-petition sentencing
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the post-conviction waiver in plea agreement bars relief in Johnson-related § 2255 petition

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the district court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals erred by finding that the post-conviction waiver in Mr. Barnes’ Plea Agreement bars him from the relief sought in his Johnson-related § 2255 Petition. i

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Barnes
Michael Scott — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent