federal-defender
10 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25A486 | Gabriel Brown v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-10-28 | Application | certiorari circuit-splits federal-defender legal-briefing supreme-court-rules time-extension | Whether a federal defender may obtain an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on counsel's workload and case complexity | |
| 25A467 | Barry Kiya Daise v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-10-23 | Application | certiorari circuit-splits federal-defender petition-deadline supreme-court-rules time-extension | Whether a federal defender may obtain an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on counsel's workload and complexity of cas… | |
| 25A405 | Joshua Corbin Granger v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-10-08 | Presumed Complete | certiorari circuit-splits federal-defender legal-complexity supreme-court time-extension | Whether the Supreme Court should grant an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari due to the complexity of the underlying case and… | |
| 25A321 | Eric Dennard Parker v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-09-19 | Presumed Complete | certiorari-deadline circuit-splits federal-defender legal-research petition-extension supreme-court-rules | Whether a federal defender may be granted an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on counsel's workload and complexity of… | |
| 25A286 | Bryan Everal Pittman v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-09-11 | Presumed Complete | certiorari-deadline circuit-splits federal-defender legal-complexity petition-extension supreme-court-rules | Whether a federal defender may be granted an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on counsel's workload and complexity of… | |
| 24-6422 | In Re Terry Lee Jackson, Sr. | 2025-01-29 | Denied | IFP | access-to-courts confrontation-clause constitutional-rights federal-defender habeas-corpus writ-of-certiorari | Was Petitioner denied his constitutional right of access to the courts where the federal defender refused to file or assist in the filing of a Petitio… | |
| 24A616 | Carlton Martin Volz, III v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2024-12-20 | Presumed Complete | appellate-review certiorari circuit-split federal-defender legal-complexity post-conviction | Whether the Eleventh Circuit's ruling in a complex criminal case warrants Supreme Court review due to potential circuit splits and significant legal i… | |
| 23A1128 | Dean Terry v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2024-06-20 | Presumed Complete | certiorari federal-defender petition procedural-relief supreme-court time-extension | Whether a federal public defender's application for an extension of time to file a petition for certiorari meets the legal standards for extraordinary… | |
| 23-7555 | Rickey Lynch v. United States | Second Circuit | 2024-05-23 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | abuse-of-discretion appearance-of-impropriety civil-procedure due-process federal-defender judicial-ethics judicial-recusal procedural-review right-to-counsel standard-of-review | Should a court of appeals review a judge's denial of a motion to recuse de novo or for an abuse of discretion? |
| 23A730 | Darron Henderson v. United States | Third Circuit | 2024-02-07 | Presumed Complete | appellate-work extension-of-time federal-defender good-cause supreme-court writ-of-certiorari | Whether the federal defender's supervisory responsibilities and pending appellate work constitute good cause for a 30-day extension to file a petition… |