No. 20-6298

Carlton Butler v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus sentencing
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-30
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 December 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Carlton Butler
Carlton Butler — Petitioner
Carlton Butler — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent