No. 24-6777

Edward Thomas James v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: None
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether a petitioner is prohibited in all circumstances from amending mid appeal pleadings unless his judgment is first set aside? 2. Whether a motion to amend a federal habeas petition while an appeal from the dismissal of the petition is pending constitutes a second or successive petiti on under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b) ? 3. Whether the standard for equitable tolling on the basis of mental incapacitation turns on the extent of documentation of the severity of the impairment that hinder ed timely filing of a habeas petition ? 4. Whether an evidentiary hearing is warranted to resolve an equitable tolling issue when the material facts necessary to determine whether tolling is appropriate are in dispute?

Docket Entries

2025-03-20
Reply of Edward Thomas James submitted.
2025-03-20
Application (24A892) referred to the Court.
2025-03-20
Application (24A892) for a stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2025-03-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-03-20
Reply of petitioner Edward Thomas James filed.
2025-03-20
Reply of applicant Edward Thomas James filed.
2025-03-19
Brief of Ricky D. Dixon, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-03-19
Response to application from respondents Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. filed.
2025-03-19
Brief of respondents Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-03-18
Application (24A892) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2025-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Edward Thomas James
Katherine Ann BlairCapital Habeas Unit Federal Public Defender NDFla, Petitioner
Katherine Ann BlairCapital Habeas Unit Federal Public Defender NDFla, Petitioner
Ricky D. Dixon, et al.
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent
Scott Andrew BrowneOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Scott Andrew BrowneOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent