No. 25-5674

Byron Neal v. Warden, FCI Terminal Island

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability constitutional-question detention-legality habeas-corpus savings-clause second-successive-motion
Key Terms:
ERISA HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in construing a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 as a second or successive motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 despite invoking the savings clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit ”) erred in construing Neal ’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“§ 2241 Petition ”) as a Second or Successive Motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, despite its proper invocation of the § 2255(e) savings clause. Whether the denial of a certificate of appealability (COA) was improper where Neal was not required to obtain a COA for a § 2241 Petition, and where the petition raised a substantial constitutional question regarding the legality of detention.

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-30
Waiver of right of respondent Warden, FCI Terminal Island to respond filed.
2025-06-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2025)

Attorneys

Byron Neal
Byron Neal — Petitioner
Byron Neal — Petitioner
Warden, FCI Terminal Island
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent