No. 25-5718

In Re Christopher J. Bradford

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2025-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: aedpa cause-and-prejudice constitutional-rights habeas-corpus procedural-default second-successive-petition
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: 2025-10-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in dismissing a second or successive habeas corpus petition under AEDPA's gatekeeping provision and cause and prejudice standard

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the United States Court pf Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit erred in its decision to dismiss the Petitioner ’s ‘application for leave to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition, ’ based on AEDPA ’s gatekeeping provision 28 U.S.C. §§2244(b)(2). When this Court held that “second or successive language is a term of art that incorporates pre-AEDPA abuse of the writ principles. ” 2. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit violated the Petitioner ’s constitutional rights when it erroneously dismissed his ‘cause and prejudice ’ claims to overcome the procedural default as required by the procedural default and abuse of the writ doctrines.

Docket Entries

2025-10-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
2025-09-16
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
2025-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Arturo Amaran
Arturo Amaran — Petitioner
Christopher Bradford
Christopher J. Bradford — Petitioner