No. 21-5953

Dennis Sena v. Steven Kenneway, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Shirley

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certiorari federal-issue first-circuit good-cause habeas precedent precedents rhines-v-weber
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this Court should grant certiorari to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in conflict with this Court's relevant precedents concerning good cause under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005) and to provide guidance on that important federal issue?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether this Court should grant certiorari to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in conflict with this Court’s relevant precedents concerning good cause under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005) and to provide guidance on that important federal issue? i

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent Steven Kenneway to respond filed.
2021-10-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Dennis Sena
Elizabeth PrevettFederal Defender office, Petitioner
Elizabeth PrevettFederal Defender office, Petitioner
Steven Kenneway
Gabriel ThortonMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Gabriel ThortonMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent