No. 21-8255

Christopher Alexander Reilly v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2255 appeal appellate-rights certificate-of-appealability due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel motion-to-suppress notice-of-appeal section-2255
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court and court of appeals should have granted a certificate of appealability

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 5 WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS SHOULD HAVE GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, TO ALLOW DEFENDANT REILLY TO APPEAL THE DISTRICT COURT’S DENIAL OF HIS RIGHT TO AN EVIDENTAIRY HEARING ON ONE OF HIS 28 U.S.C. § 2255 CLAIMS (INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL FOR LATE FILING OF A MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE). II. WHETHER THE DISTRICT COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS SHOULD HAVE GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, ALLOWING DEFENDANT REILLY TO APPEAL THE DISTRICT COURT’S DENIAL OF HIS OTHER 18 U.S.C. § 2255 CLAIM (INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE A NOTICE OF APPEAL AND FAILURE TO EXPLAIN HIS APPELLATE RIGHTS TO HIM). i

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2022)

Attorneys

Christopher Alexander Reilly
Stephen Hardy GordonThe Gordon Law Firm, Petitioner
Stephen Hardy GordonThe Gordon Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent