Whether the Supreme Court has abandoned its precedent in Norton v. Shelby County regarding the void ab initio doctrine

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW ; _'1) Has the Supreme Court of the United States uo ‘° Abandoned its own precedent in Norton v. Shelby County, 118 US. 425, 6 8.Ct. 1121, 30 L.Ed. 178 (1886), where this court formulated the void ab initio doctrine? 2) If the first question is in the negative, then, | whether in light of Norton; ex parte Siebold, 100 | USS. 371 (1879); and Montgomery v. Louisiana, 136 S.Ct. 718 (2016), can a claim of illegal conviction based on alleged facially unconstitutional (void) statute, if well taken, overcome Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s (AEDPA) one-year statute of limitations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) for filing habeas corpus petitions? 8) Did the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals err by denying Petitioner a Certificate of Appealability (COA) from the denial of his Rule 60(b) Motion, contrary to Buck v. Davis, 137 S.Ct. 759 (2017); and Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 | (2000)? | ii LIST OF ALL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND FEDERAL TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS Proceedings in State Courts: Arraignment — Circuit Court of Cook County, Ilinois, Criminal Division. People of the State of Illinois v. Jeffery Mitchell, Case No. 08-CR-2316801. Judgment of Conviction, entered on January 9, 2012. Collateral Review — Circuit Court of Cook County, IIlinois, Criminal Division. People of the State of Illinois v. Jeffery Mitchell, Case No. 08-CR-16801. Order of dismissal of Petition for Relief from Judgment, entered on June 14, 2016. Collateral Review — Circuit Court of Cook County, IIlinois, Criminal Division. People of the State of Illinois v. Jeffery Mitchell, Case No. 08-CR-16801. Order of denial of Second Amendment to Petition for Relief from Judgment entered on September 16, 2016. Appellate Review — Illinois Appellate Court, First Judicial District, First Division. People of the State of IIlinois v. Jeffery Mitchell, Appellate Case Nos. 1-162677 and 1-16-2677 (consolidated). Summary Order affirming Circuit Court’s Judgment entered on November 19, 2018. Discretionary Appellate Review — Illinois Supreme Court. People of the State of Illinois v. Jeffery Mitchell, Case No. 125306. Summary Order denying Petition for Leave to Appeal, entered on November 26, 2019. ‘ @ @ ili LIST OF ALL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND FEDERAL TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS — Continued Proceedings in Federal Courts: Collateral Review — United States District Court, Northern District of IHinois, Eastern Division. Jeffery Mitchell v. Alex Jones, Case No. 20-CV-1563. Dismissal Order dismissing 28 U.S.C. § 2254 action for untimeliness, entered on June 22, 2020. Appellate Review — United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jeffery Mitchell v. Leonta Jackson, Case No. 20-2649. Order denying application for a Certificate of Appealability (COA), entered on December 8, 2020. Collateral Review — United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Jeffery Mitchell v. Leonta Jackson, Case No. 20-CV-1563. Order denying Rule 60(b) Motion for relief from Judgment as untimely, entered on December 24, 2020. Appellate Review — United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jeffery Mitchell v. Leonta Jackson, Case No. 21-1118. Order denying application for a Certificate of Appealability (COA), entered on April 9, 2021. Appellate Review — United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jeffery Mitchell v. Leonta Jackson, Case No. 21-1118. Order denying Petition for Rehearing with Suggestion of Rehearing En Banc, entered on May 24, 2021. |