appeals-court-discretion

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
19-7145 Carlos E. Rodriguez-Milian v. United States First Circuit 2020-01-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP §-2255-motion 2255-appeal appeals-court-discretion certificate-of-appealability habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance pro-se-motions procedural-default procedural-error subject-matter-jurisdiction summary-response Can an appeals court disregard the district court's procedural error and decide a COA application based on the underlying merits?
18-7462 William Anthony Johnson v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-01-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP abuse-of-discretion appeals-court-discretion appellate-procedure civil-procedure constitutional-provisions court-discretion due-process finality finality-principle fundamental-miscarriage-of-justice judicial-discretion legal-finality mandate-recall miscarriage-of-justice recall-mandate statutory-provisions Whether the appeals court abused its discretion in denying petitioner's motion to recall mandate