No. 20-6605

Demondray D. Mayo v. Perry Russell, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split federal-court federal-review habeas-corpus habeas-petition reasonable state-court state-court-reasoning statutory-interpretation wilson-v-sellers
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court incorrectly applies 28-U.S.C-2254(d)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a federal court reviewing a habeas petition incorrectly applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and Wilson v. Sellers, 138 S. Ct. 1188 (2018), when it relies on reasoning given by a state court on a different claim than the one under review in order to rule that the state court’s opinion was reasonable under § 2254(d). i

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2020-12-18
Waiver of right of respondent Perry Russell, et al. to respond filed.
2020-12-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Demondray D. Mayo
Emma SmithFederal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
Emma SmithFederal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
Perry Russell, et al.
Jessica PerlickOffice of the Nevada Attorney General, Respondent
Jessica PerlickOffice of the Nevada Attorney General, Respondent