Whether Thomas Steres received ineffective assistance of counsel

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Thomas Steres received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment? 2. Whether the search of Mr. Steres’ cell phone was illegal under the Fourth Amendment? 3. Whether the Ninth Circuit’s denial of a Certificate of Appealability was unreasonable where Mr. Steres demonstrated a substantial showing of the denial of a Constitutional right? ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 21-15675 Thomas Clayton Steres, v. Kevin Curran, Warden (ASPC-Florence); Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Date of Final Order: November 9, 2021 United States District Court for the District of Arizona No. CV-18-00161-TUC-RM Thomas Clayton Steres, Petitioner, v. Kevin Curran, Et Al., Respondents. Date of Final Judgment: March 26, 2021 Supreme Court of Arizona CR-17-0180-PR State of Arizona, Respondent v. Thomas Clayton Steres, Petitioner Date of Final Order: November 30, 2017 Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two No. 2 CA-CR 2016-0379-PR State of Arizona, Respondent v. Thomas Clayton Steres, Petitioner Date of Final Order: March 30, 2017 iii Superior Court, State of Arizona, Cochise County No. CR201400108 State of Arizona, Plaintiff, v. Thomas Clayton Steres, Defendant. Date of Final Order: October 24, 2016