No. 25-5164

Pierre Alexander Amerson v. Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights counsel-representation due-process ineffective-assistance judicial-intervention plea-negotiations
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-30
Waiver of Leslie Dismukes, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-30
Waiver of right of respondent Leslie Dismukes, et al. to respond filed.
2025-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2025)

Attorneys

Leslie Dismukes, et al.
Robert C. EnnisNorth Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent
Robert C. EnnisNorth Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent
Pierre Amerson
Pierre Alexander Amerson — Petitioner
Pierre Alexander Amerson — Petitioner