No. 24-6125

Nathan Rivera v. Brian Cates, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: district-court habeas-corpus inadmissible-testimony ineffective-assistance murder-trial trial-counsel
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-01-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court erred in denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus where Petitioner's trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel at his murder trial by failing to object to inadmissible, highly damaging testimony

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the district court erred in denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, where Petitioner’s trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel at his murder trial by failing to object to inadmissible, highly damaging testimony. pretix

Docket Entries

2025-01-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-12-26
Waiver of right of respondent Brian Cates to respond filed.
2024-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Brian Cates
Adrian Ramon ContrerasCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
Nathan Rivera
Kristi A. HughesLaw Office of Kristi A. Hughes, Petitioner