No. 25-6405
Jerel D. Kent v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Tags: certificate-of-appealability circuit-court district-court federal-rules-of-appellate-procedure judicial-review motion-denial
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a single circuit court judge may deny a motion for certificate of appealability under Fed. R. App. P. 27 (c) by finding the district court reached the 'correct' result
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether a single circuit court judge may deny a motion for certificate of appealability under Fed. R. App. P. 27 (c) by finding the district court reached the “correct” result ?
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-29
Waiver of right of respondent Secretary, Department of Corrections to respond filed.
2025-10-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Attorneys
Jerel Kent
Dane Kristofor Chase — Chase Law Florida P.A., Petitioner
Dane Kristofor Chase — Chase Law Florida P.A., Petitioner
Secretary, Department of Corrections
Sonya Roebuck Horbelt — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Sonya Roebuck Horbelt — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent