No. 24-6480

Andrew J. Johnston v. United States

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure criminal-procedure federal-statute habeas-corpus jurisdictional-bar post-conviction-relief
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2025-03-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does 28 U.S.C. Section 2244(b)(1) apply to claims brought in second or successive motions for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. Section 2255?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Does 28 U.S.C. Section 2244(b)(1) apply to claims brought in second or successive motions for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. Section 2255? 2. If not, does a motion to reopen under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) seeking only to reopen a previous motion for a new trial under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33(b)(1) and/or 28 U.S.C. Section 2255 that was denied on the merits . (without advancing a different constitutional claim) constitute a second or successive motion subject to the jurisdictional bar in 28 U.S.C.'Section 2244(b)(1)? h

Docket Entries

2025-03-10
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2025-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
2025-02-13
Waiver of right of respondent Respondent to respond filed.
2024-09-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 7, 2025)

Attorneys

Andrew J. Johnston
Andrew James Johnston — Petitioner
Andrew James Johnston — Petitioner
Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent