No. 25-5575

Kevin Don Foster v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: certificate-of-appealability circuit-court-split federal-appeals habeas-corpus judicial-review state-prisoner
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Punishment Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-11-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Courts of Appeal may dismiss an appeal by a state prisoner on habeas review when a circuit judge votes to grant a certificate of appealability

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2025-11-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-17
Brief of Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections in opposition submitted.
2025-10-17
Brief of respondent Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections in opposition filed.
2025-09-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2025 to November 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2025.
2025-09-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 8, 2025)
2025-07-23
Application (25A93) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 4, 2025.
2025-07-21
Application (25A93) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 5, 2025 to October 4, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Kevin Don Foster
Marie-Louise Samuels ParmerCapital Collateral Regional Counsel-South, Petitioner
Marie-Louise Samuels ParmerCapital Collateral Regional Counsel-South, Petitioner
Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
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
Carla Suzanne BechardOffice of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondent