| 19A986 |
Antonio Lozano Solis v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-03-06 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 19A770 |
Stephen J. Mocco v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-01-09 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 19A739 |
Michael Anthony Jefferson v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-01-03 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 19-5912 |
Jesus Oscar Meraz Leon v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-09-12 |
Denied |
actual-innocence arizona-courts arizona-law civil-rights criminal-procedure dna-testing due-process equal-protection federal-review habeas-corpus post-conviction post-conviction-relief standing |
Whether the state courts' refusal to grant Leon's request for DNA testing because it violates his right to due process and equal protection of the law… |
| 19-5834 |
Thomas David McWaters v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-09-06 |
Denied |
appeal civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel post-conviction-review standing |
Whether the petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel in his Arizona post-conviction proceedings, which prevented him from timely presenti… |
| 19-5291 |
Tyrone Jordan v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-23 |
Denied |
burden-of-proof constitutional-review habeas-corpus habeas-proceeding iac-claim ineffective-assistance-counsel ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan post-conviction-counsel procedural-default standard-of-review trial-counsel |
What is the District Court's duty and what standard is the Court to apply to a habeas proceeding presenting a substantial and meritorious IAC claim of… |
| 19-5051 |
Armando Duarte Islas, Jr. v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-03 |
Denied |
actual-innocence arizona-jurisdiction civil-rights confrontation-clause due-process federal-agencies federal-jurisdiction federal-organization habeas-corpus |
Whether Arizona had jurisdiction over events that occurred wholly, and investigated exclusively by agencies under exclusive federal organization? |
| 19-5018 |
Gettus Leroy Mintz v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-07-01 |
Denied |
actual-innocence brady-violation certificate-of-appealability constitutional-review conviction-standard criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-misconduct procedural-default reasonable-doubt |
Whether the willful and serial denial of attempts to demonstrate actual innocence, by the courts and counsel, presents at a minimum the debatable qual… |
| 18-1547 |
Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Shawn Jensen, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-06-14 |
Denied |
28-usc-636 civil-procedure civil-rights civil-rights-litigation constitutional-violation federal-court-procedure federal-jurisdiction federal-rights magistrate-judge magistrate-judge-selection magistrate-jurisdiction prison-litigation-reform-act prospective-relief statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in allowing parties to choose their own magistrate judge and in permitting prospective relief in a prisoner case witho… |
| 18-9494 |
Matthew Mounir Awad v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-31 |
Denied |
certificate-of-appealability constitutional-rights due-process habeas-corpus miscarriage-of-justice ninth-circuit procedural-ruling sentencing |
Whether the Ninth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals correctly denied Petitioner's Motion for Certificate of Appealability |
| 18-9380 |
Miguel Daniel Leal v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-22 |
Denied |
circuit-court-deference constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law due-process federal-courts ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-counsel marital-communications-privilege marital-privilege ninth-circuit-review sixth-amendment speedy-trial speedy-trial-rights state-courts supervisory-power supreme-court-dicta |
Is SCOTUS dicta authoritative? |
| 18-9362 |
Timothy Stuart Ring v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-05-21 |
Denied |
appellate-procedure certificate-of-appealability counsel-appointment federal-habeas-proceeding habeas-corpus motion-for-counsel motion-for-discovery ninth-circuit pro-se pro-se-petition |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in construing a pro se petitioner's appeal |
| 18-8151 |
Loren Williamson, III v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-02-27 |
Denied |
28-usc-2254a 28-usc-2254d conflict-of-interest due-process due-process-equal-protection-disparity equal-protection parties-to-the-proceeding post-conviction post-conviction-process right-to-counsel sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-right-to-counsel |
Whether a Certificate of Appealability should issue |
| 18A746 |
Christopher M. Alonso v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-01-28 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
|
| 18-848 |
Courtney Valle Bisbee v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-01-04 |
Denied |
actual-innocence certificate-of-appealability constitutional-claims evidentiary-hearing habeas-corpus habeas-review ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-trial sixth-amendment |
Whether Petitioner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on her ineffective assistance of counsel claim |
| 18-7003 |
Jose Jesus Ramirez v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-12-12 |
Denied |
civil-procedure civil-rights congress constitutional-law due-process federal-courts impeachment separation-of-powers standing |
Whether the federal court erred in denying petitioner's constitutional challenge to the impeachment process |
| 18-6606 |
Anthony James Merrick v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-11-07 |
Denied |
civil-rights due-process establishment-clause free-speech religious-freedom standing |
Does the lack of a workable test for determination of religious sincerity create arbitrary decisions based on bias that effectively violate the Establ… |
| 18-5815 |
Jose Francisco Puentes v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-08-29 |
Denied |
14th-amendment 6th-amendment arizona-statute civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel standing |
Does the Arizona statute 13-1410 violate the petitioner's 14th Amendment rights? |
| 18-5782 |
Michael Lynn Cook v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-08-27 |
Denied |
circuit-split civil-procedure civil-rights due-process equitable-tolling habeas-corpus judicial-remedies procedural-timeliness state-misconduct state-waiver statute-of-limitations |
Does the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision conflict with a decision of the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals? |
| 18-5651 |
Samuel W. Swoopes v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-08-20 |
Denied |
appeal constitutional-law criminal-procedure defendant defendant-exclusion due-process ex-parte jury jury-question mid-deliberation sixth-amendment |
Does it violate Due Process and the Sixth Amendment to exclude a defendant from the court's consideration and answering of a jury question? |
| 18M2 |
Frank Jarvis Atwood v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-06-28 |
Presumed Complete |
None |
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