No. 20-7389

Emem Ufot Udoh v. Becky Dooley, Warden

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: actual-innocence cause-and-prejudice certificate-of-appealability covid-19 covid-19-impact due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel strickland-v-washington
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-06-03 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court applied an incorrect standard of review

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW QUESTION ONE: WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT APPLIED AN INCORRECT STANDARD OF REVIEW TO PETITIONER'S APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (“COA”) ON PETITIONER'S GROUND FOUR CLAIM UNDER FED. R. CIV. PRO. 60(B)(6) IS CONTRARY TO TENNARD V. DRETKE, 542 US 274 (2004); SLACK V. MCDANIEL; AND MILLER-EL V. COCKRELL, 537 U.S. 322 (2003); RAGEAND V. UNITED STATES, 756 F.3D 597 (8TH CIR. 2014); EVANS V. LUEBBERS, 371 F.3D 438 (2004); FOWLKES, 326 F.3D 542 (4TH CIR. 2003); LAMBRIGHT V, STEWART, 220 F.3D 1022 (9TH CIR. 2000) IN LIGHT OF THE NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF PETITIONER’S ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN EXHIBITS 1, 2 AND 3? QUESTION TWO: WHETHER CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY SHOULD ISSUE ON PETITIONER'S CLAIM OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF BOTH TRIAL AND APPELLATE COUNSEL UNDER STRICKLAND V. WASHINGTON RAISED IN PETITIONER'S REPLY BRIEF, RULE 59(A)-(E) AND UNDER FED. R. CIV. PRO. 60(B)(6) MOTION BEFORE THE DISTRICT COURT IN LIGHT OF UNITED STATES V. HARFST, 168 F.3D 398 (10T CIR. 1999) IN LIGHT OF THE NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF PETITIONER’S ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN EXHIBITS 1, 2 AND 3? QUESTION THREE: WHETHER PETITIONER HAS DEMONSTRATED CAUSE AND PREJUDICE UNDER FED. R. CIV. PRO. 60(B)(6) IN LIGHT OF MARTINEZ V. RYAN, 566 US 1 (2012); TREVINO V._THALER, 569 US __ (2013); MASSARO V. UNITED STATES, 538 US 500 (2003); STATE V. ZERNECHEL, 304 N.W.2D 365 (MINN. 1981); AND REAGAN V. NORRIS, 279 F.3D 651 (8TH CIR. 2002) BASED ON THE NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF PETITIONER’S ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN EXHIBITS 1, 2 AND 3? QUESTION FOUR: WHETHER UNDER FED. R. CIV. PRO. 60(B)(6), A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY SHOULD ISSUE ON THIS CASE UNDER THE ACTUAL INNOCENCE EXCEPTION, MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE EXCEPTION, ENDS OF JUSTICE EXCEPTION, MANIFEST INJUSTICE EXCEPTION, OR COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCE DOCTRINE EVIDENCE IN UDOH _V. BARR, USCA8 NO. 20-2389 IN LIGHT OF THE NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF PETITIONER’S ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED IN _ EXHIBITS 1, 2 AND 3, AND PETITIONER’S LACK OF ACCESS TO THE PRISON LAW LIBRARY RESULTING FROM THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS? PETITION by Udoh — Page ii

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-04-13
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-04-05
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
2021-03-15
Waiver of right of respondent Becky Dooley, Warden to respond filed.
2021-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Becky Dooley, Warden
Jonathan P. SchmidtHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Jonathan P. SchmidtHennepin County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Emem Ufot Udoh
Emem Ufot Udoh — Petitioner
Emem Ufot Udoh — Petitioner