No. 25-6647

Emanuel Johnson, Sr. v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-22
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability conflict-of-interest death-penalty federal-review habeas-corpus postconviction-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Under the threshold certificate of appealability standard, could reasonable jurists debate a district court's refusal to consolidate inextricably intertwined initial 28 U.S.C. § 2254 dockets pertaining to the same underlying convictions and death sentences, where failure to do so frustrates his opportunity for a full, fair, and complete round of initial habeas review?

2. Given this Court's precedent in Martel v. Clair, 565 U.S. 648 (2012), and Christeson v. Roper, 574 U.S. 373 (2015), could reasonable jurists debate the district court's failure to appoint conflict-free counsel where the court's own rulings indicated present counsel's prior performance and conflict-free representation was at issue?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether reasonable jurists could debate a district court's refusal to consolidate inextricably intertwined initial 28 U.S.C. § 2254 dockets and failure to appoint conflict-free counsel in a capital case

Docket Entries

2026-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 23, 2026)
2025-12-09
Application (25A671) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 16, 2026.
2025-12-04
Application (25A671) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 18, 2025 to February 16, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Emanuel Johnson
Katherine Ann BlairCapital Habeas Unit Federal Public Defender NDFla, Petitioner
Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Scott Andrew BrowneOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent