No. 23-7213

Jerris M. Blanks v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: brady-material civil-rights discovery discovery-request due-process government-misconduct judicial-bias post-conviction-relief standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Defendant show good cause to obtain discovery after presenting evidence of government misconduct?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented nO a 1. Did the Defendant show "good cause" to obtain discovery, after presenting evidencé Of miltiple instances of Government perjury, falsified documents, inconsistencies with their evidence and testimonies, supported by the record and FOIA request ? And does it appear bias for the judge to blame the Defendant for:the Government's misconduct -even after the record disproves the Court's defense theory? ne, 2. Was it an abuse of discretion to allow the Government to withhold multiple Brady material proven to exist; and did the Judge now violate Brady by allowing known Brady material to continue to be withheld from the Petitioner? 3. Did the Judge abuse his discretion by striking the Petition's reply to the government's response to his 2255 off of the record, for being 106-pages without obtaining leave of Court to do so; and for the reply appearing to not be typed in 12-point font without notice -after the Court previously allowed the Petitioner to file over:20-pro se motions in less than 12-point font, over a course of 3-years, including his original 2255 petition? Chogctecelesee cee ; 4. Ifa Petitioner does not have means or equipment to type in 12:point font, does thisBar hima fom filing a 2255 motion or other post conviction relief? : , Sofi. Lo, . ii :

Docket Entries

2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-04-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 13, 2024)

Attorneys

Jerris M. Blanks
Jerris M. Blanks — Petitioner
Jerris M. Blanks — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent