No. 25-6643

Lawrence Rhoden v. Brittany Greene, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-22
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights district-court habeas-corpus procedural-ruling
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant is legally entitled to a certificate of appealability where a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right has occurred and the district court's procedural ruling is at least debatable

Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT IS LEGALLY ENTITLED TO A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALAB1LTITY WHERE: (1) IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL SHOWING OF THE DENIAL OF A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT HAS OCCURRED. (2) THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT'S PROCEDURAL RULING IS AT LEAST DEBATABLE

Docket Entries

2026-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-02-03
Waiver of Greene, Warden of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-02-03
Waiver of right of respondent Greene, Warden to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Greene, Warden
Katherine Marie Doersch — Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Katherine Marie Doersch — Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Lawrence Rhoden
Lawrence Rhoden — Petitioner
Lawrence Rhoden — Petitioner