No. 25-867

Joseph Walters, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections v. Christopher Coleman

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-21
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: aedpa de-novo-review fourth-circuit habeas-corpus party-presentation state-court-judgment
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus Punishment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit violated the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and the party-presentation principle by granting habeas relief

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Fourth Circuit violated the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) and the party-presentation principle by granting habeas relief based on its de novo review of the state court’s decision. 2. Whether the Fourth Circuit violated AEDPA and the party-presentation principle by granting habeas relief on a state-court judgment that was not before it.

Docket Entries

2026-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)

Attorneys

Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
Erika Lauren MaleyHunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Petitioner
Erika Lauren MaleyHunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Petitioner