No. 25-5806

Ricky Dixon v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion actual-innocence evidentiary-hearing guilty-plea ineffective-assistance sixth-amendment
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2025-11-14
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court abused its discretion by failing to conduct an Evidentiary Hearing regarding pre-trial and guilty plea ineffective assistance of counsel, and whether the petitioner stands actually innocent of Aggravated Identity Theft under the Supreme Court's Dublin ruling

Question Presented (from Petition)

QU ESTON NUMBER ONE: Whether the district court abused its discretion and the Eleventh Circuit affirmance of the lower court's failure to conduct an Evidentiary Hearing as to Ground One, thus, did he suffer from pre-trial ineffective assistance of counsel in which violated his Sixth Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution ? QUESTION NUMBER TWO: Whether the district court abused its discretion and the Eleventh Circuit affirmance of the lower court's failure to conduct an Evidentiary Hearing as to Ground Two, thus, did he suffers from Guilty Plea ineffective assistance of counsel in which violated his Sixth Amendment rights of the U.S. Constitution ? QUESTION NUMBER THREE: Whether the district court abused its discretion and the Eleventh Circuit affirmance of the lower court's failure to conduct an Evidentiary Hearing as to Ground Three, thus, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in Dublin, 216 L. Ed. 2d 316 (2023), he stands actually innocent of his Aggravated Identity Theft as to Count 29, to prevent a clear miscarriage of justice his guilty plea should be withdrawn ?

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-22
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2025)

Attorneys

Ricky Dixon
Ricky Dixon — Petitioner
Ricky Dixon — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent