No. 25-6496

Paul D. Carr v. Jeff Macomber, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-06
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: brady-violation criminal-procedure evidence-tampering habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel pinholster-exception
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Securities
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Cullen v. Pinholster decision permit an exception for federal courts to consider newly developed evidence when state court representation was inadequate?

Docket Entries

2025-12-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix
2025-11-14
Application (25A567) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 28, 2025.
2025-10-03
Application (25A567) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 29, 2025 to December 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document

Attorneys

Paul D. Carr
Paul D. Carr — Petitioner
Paul D. Carr — Petitioner