No. 20-7544

Demian Dominguez, aka Demain Dominguez v. Brian E. Williams, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: cause-of-death certificate-of-appealability effective-counsel ninth-circuit prejudice procedural-default reasonable-jurists
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-04-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's order denying a certificate of appealability was clearly erroneous

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Ninth Circuit’s order denying a certificate of appealability was clearly erroneous where reasonable jurists could disagree as to whether Dominguez was denied his right to effective trial counsel because his attorney failed to investigate and present evidence to show that the stabbing of the victim was not the ultimate cause of death? i

Docket Entries

2021-04-26
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
2021-03-31
Waiver of right of respondent Brian E. Williams, et al. to respond filed.
2021-03-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2021)

Attorneys

Brian E. Williams, et al.
Heather Diane Procter — Respondent
Heather Diane Procter — Respondent
Demian Dominguez
Jonathan Michael KirshbaumLaw Offices of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Jonathan Michael KirshbaumLaw Offices of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner