No. 25-6668

Matthew Evan Davis, Sr. v. Douglas Curtis, Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-29
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: court-martial habeas-corpus judicial-bias jurisdictional-review military-justice suspensions-clause
Latest Conference: 2026-02-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether claims of judicial bias and improper referral of charges are jurisdictional in military justice, and whether the Tenth Circuit's Dodson factors create an unconstitutional bar to habeas review for court-martial petitioners

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1: WHETHER, IN THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE, THE CLAIMS OF JUDICIAL BIAS AND IMPROPER REFERRAL OF CHARGES ARE JURISDICTIONAL IN NATURE. QUESTION 2: WHETHER THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT ’S USE OF THE FACTORS ENUMERATED IN DODSON V. ZELEZ, 917 F.2D 1250 (10TH CIR. 1990), KNOWN COEQUALLY AS THE “DODSON FACTORS ”, CREATES AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL BAR TO HABES REVIEW FOR MILITARY COURT MARTIAL PETITIONERS IN VIOLATION OF THE SUSPENSIONS CLAUSE OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 1 § 9 CL. 2.

Docket Entries

2026-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2026-02-09
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-02-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)

Attorneys

Matthew E. Davis
Matthew Evan Davis Sr. — Petitioner
Matthew Evan Davis Sr. — Petitioner
Matthew Evan Davis Sr. — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent