No. 23-7128

Harvey Windsor v. Steven T. Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: accomplice-liability capital-murder certificate-of-appealability death-penalty discovery-limitation habeas-corpus head-injury ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel postconviction-relief
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, when both the state trial court and the federal
district court agree that a habeas petitioner has pleaded a claim
that, if true, would warrant relief and when reasonable jurists could
debate whether the district court erred in limiting discovery, a
Court of Appeals should issue a Certificate of Appealability.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a habeas petitioner is entitled to a certificate of appealability when the state trial court and federal district court agree that the petitioner has pleaded a claim that, if true, would warrant relief, and reasonable jurists could debate whether the district court erred in limiting discovery

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-03
Brief of respondent Steven T. Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-04-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 3, 2024. See Rule 30.1.
2024-04-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 2, 2024 to June 2, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-03-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 2, 2024)
2024-02-16
Application (23A756) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 28, 2024.
2024-02-14
Application (23A756) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2024 to March 28, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Steven T. Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, et al.
Henry Mitchell JohnsonAlabama Atty General, Respondent