No. 25-6166

Gregory P. Burleson v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ninth-circuit trial-counsel
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals err in denying a Certificate of Appealability (COA) consistent with statutory and precedential standards for reviewing ineffective assistance of counsel claims?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals err in denying a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) consistent with the standards set by 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) and by this Court in Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 327 (2003) and Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473 (2000), to review the holdings of the district court that Mr. Burleson was not deprived of due process of law and a fair trial by ineffective assistance of trial counsel because he failed to have Mr. Burleson thoroughly examined for psychiatric, medical, social and personal information to obtain facts and arguments for suppression of evidence, plea bargaining, determination of guilt, and mitigation at sentencing?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 19, 2025)

Attorneys

Gregory Burleson
Mark D. EibertLaw Office of Mark D. Eibert, Petitioner
Mark D. EibertLaw Office of Mark D. Eibert, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent