No. 25-7038

Scott Edward Palmer v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: AEDPA capital-punishment certificate-of-appealability federal-appellate-procedure habeas-corpus Miller-El-standard
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the Fifth Circuit's erroneous denial of petitioner's certificate of appealability significantly depart from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings undermining Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003). And, is the Court of Appeals complaint that petitioner's Rule 59(e) notice of appeal ineffective erroneous.

2. Is 28 U.S.C. §2241 available by a state prisoner to challenge the manner in which a sentence is executed without the restrictions of the AEDPA. This issue has not been decided by this Court.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erroneous denied petitioner's certificate of appealability in violation of Miller-El v. Cockrell standards and whether 28 U.S.C. §2241 is available to state prisoners to challenge execution procedures without AEDPA restrictions

Docket Entries

2026-03-19
Application (25A1022) denied by Justice Alito.
2026-02-24
Application (25A1022) for bail, submitted to Justice Alito.
2026-02-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2026)

Attorneys

Scott Edward Palmer
Scott Edward Palmer — Petitioner