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25-690 Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, et al. v. Bradley Bieganski Ninth Circuit 2025-12-12 Pending Response RequestedResponse Waived burden-shifting constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ninth-circuit-review Did the Ninth Circuit fail to apply the correct deferential standard of review under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and misapply Supreme Court precedents regardi…
24-797 Scott Speer, Superintendent, Stafford Creek Corrections Center, et al. v. Jeffrey Weller, et al. Ninth Circuit 2025-01-27 Denied Response Waived aedpa-standard federal-review habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ninth-circuit-review state-court-adjudication Whether the state courts adjudicated the merits of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) when expressly citin…
24-400 Jennifer Tom v. Martin J. O'Malley, Commissioner of Social Security Ninth Circuit 2024-10-09 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) americans-with-disabilities-act disability-discrimination employment-rights ninth-circuit-review reasonable-accommodation rehabilitation-act Can the Supreme Court allow the Ninth Circuit's decision to stand in a case involving termination of a disabled employee by the Social Security Admini…
24-370 Valley Health System, LLC, dba Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, et al. v. National Labor Relations Board Ninth Circuit 2024-10-02 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) administrative-interpretation collective-bargaining dues-checkoff labor-law ninth-circuit-review nlrb-deference Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in deferring to the National Labor Relations Board's interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act regarding term…
24-5018 Maureen McDermott v. Anissa De La Cruz, Warden Ninth Circuit 2024-07-08 Denied IFP aedpa aedpa-standard batson-challenge clearly-established-federal-law darden-v-wainwright death-penalty-review due-process ninth-circuit-review parker-v-matthews prosecutorial-misconduct Did the Ninth Circuit's denial of relief rest on a misapprehension of what constitutes clearly established federal law under this Court's decision in …
23-854 No Casino In Plymouth, et al. v. National Indian Gaming Commission, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-02-08 Denied Response Waived carcieri-v-salazar federal-recognition gaming-ordinance indian-gaming-regulatory-act indian-reorganization-act national-indian-gaming-commission ninth-circuit-review part-83-acknowledgement trust-transfer Whether the Secretary of Interior has authority under the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to acquire land in trust for tribes not recognized in 1934
23-6469 Eric Kimble v. Chance Andes, Acting Warden Ninth Circuit 2024-01-11 Denied IFP capital-habeas capital-punishment habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance mental-health mitigating-evidence ninth-circuit-review prior-conviction rehabilitation strickland-standard strickland-v-washington Whether trial counsel's failure to conduct any investigation or seek any expert assistance, including mental health expertise, at Kimble's 1981 death …
23-5819 Jason Green v. Warren L. Montgomery, Warden Ninth Circuit 2023-10-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP clearly-established-federal-law clearly-established-law due-process forum-shopping habeas-corpus judicial-fairness lockyer-v-andrade ninth-circuit-review panetti-v-quarterman prosecutorial-misconduct Did the Ninth Circuit take an inappropriately narrow view of what constitutes clearly established federal law in conflict with this Court's treatment …
23-5658 James Kevin Ball v. United States Ninth Circuit 2023-09-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP covid-19 covid-19-delay criminal-defendant-rights district-court due-process ends-of-justice ends-of-justice-provision jury-trial-suspension jury-trials ninth-circuit-review speedy-trial Whether a district court may continue to rely on emergency circumstances to delay a trial under the ends-of-justice provision at 18 USC. § 3161(h)(7)(…
23-5038 Kurt Michaels v. Ron Davis, Warden, et al. Ninth Circuit 2023-07-05 Denied Relisted (13)IFP aggravating-evidence appellate-review capital-case confession confession-evidence cumulative-error harmless-error harmless-error-analysis jury-deliberation jury-deliberations ninth-circuit-review Whether a court reviewing a cold record in a capital case may determine that the effect of an erroneously admitted confession and other improper aggra…
22-982 Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Danny Lee Jones Ninth Circuit 2023-04-10 Judgment Issued Amici (4)Relisted (9) capital-case capital-punishment credibility-findings district-court district-court-deference habeas habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review strickland strickland-standard Did the Ninth Circuit violate this Court's precedents by employing a flawed methodology for assessing Strickland prejudice when it disregarded the dis…
22-6174 Porfirio Duarte-Herrera v. Brian Williams, Warden, et al. Ninth Circuit 2022-11-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP co-defendant-severance constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-counsel jury-instructions ninth-circuit-review severance suppression-of-evidence trial-procedure Did the Ninth Circuit err in denying Mr. Duarte-Herrera's claims of constitutional violations regarding his defense, jury instructions, and failure to…
22-6145 Daniel Alexander Rodriguez v. David Shinn, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, et al. Ninth Circuit 2022-11-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP arizona-law burden-shifting commenting-on-silence falsely-representing-evidence ineffective-assistance misstating-law misstating-witness ninth-circuit-review prejudice-analysis prosecutorial-misconduct strickland-standard Whether the Ninth Circuit incorrectly applied Arizona law in finding that multiple instances of prosecutorial misconduct did not prejudice petitioner …
22-5667 Charles Stevens v. Ron Davis, Warden Ninth Circuit 2022-09-22 Denied IFP aedpa batson-challenge batson-v-kentucky comparative-juror-analysis flowers-v-mississippi habeas-corpus-standard juror-similarity miller-el-v-dretke ninth-circuit-review peremptory-strike race-based-challenge racial-discrimination Whether a state court improperly expands or modifies the Batson standard by requiring a defendant to establish that a juror removed peremptorily is st…
22-5601 Rosa Serrano v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2022-09-16 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP civil-procedure civil-rights due-process false-claims-act free-speech healthcare-liability medicaid-reimbursement ninth-circuit-review standing statutory-interpretation whistleblower whistleblower-provisions Whether the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated
22-5225 Craig Anthony Ross v. Ron Bloomfield, Warden Ninth Circuit 2022-07-29 Denied IFP aider-and-abettor aiding-and-abetting cabana-v-bullock death-penalty enmund-v-florida habeas-corpus intent-to-kill jury-instructions murder-first-degree ninth-circuit-review shared-intent Did the Ninth Circuit err under Title 28, United States Code, Section 2254(d)(1) in affirming that the jury instructions given by the California Supre…
22-5048 George A. Pilola v. Craig Koenig, Acting Warden Ninth Circuit 2022-07-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP brady-v-maryland brady-violation due-process exculpation fingerprint fingerprint-evidence napue-v-illinois napue-violation ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review prosecutorial-misconduct Should CERTIORARI be granted to review the failure of the prosecution to turn over fingerprint evidence and the untruthfulness of the detective and pr…
21-6954 Robert Jurado v. Ronald Davis, Warden Ninth Circuit 2022-01-25 Denied IFP 14th-amendment 8th-amendment capital-punishment confession-evidence constitutional-amendments double-jeopardy mitigating-evidence ninth-circuit-review penalty-phase plea-bargaining skipper-standard Did the Ninth Circuit err in concluding that the California Supreme Court did not unreasonably apply federal law or unreasonably determine facts
21-6390 Marcial Carrillo-Serna v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-11-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court-error guidelines-calculation molina-martinez-v-united-states ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review plain-error plain-error-review prejudice sentencing-guidelines substantial-rights When the district court fails to calculate the guideline range at sentencing, whether the defendant may rely on the district court's error alone to sh…
21-5773 Alex Baah v. AT&T Inc., et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-09-23 Denied IFP abuse-of-discretion alternative-dispute-resolution civil-procedure district-court district-court-discretion motion-for-reconsideration ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review procedural-rules reconsideration timely-response untimely-response Did the Ninth Circuit Court and the District Court overlook a clear procedural rule?
21-5140 Gabriel Elijah Kane Arkinson, aka Daniel Elijahkane Arkinson v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-07-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP accomplice-testimony acquittal-standard criminal-procedure due-process evidence motion-for-acquittal ninth-circuit-review rule-29-motion witness-credibility witness-identification Whether the presumptive force of the rule that the testimony of an accomplice is sufficient to convict is a lawful substitute for this Court's rules g…
20-7254 Juan Valenzuela v. L. Small, Warden Ninth Circuit 2021-02-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 9th-circuit brady-violation criminal-justice-act criminal-procedure due-process federal-habeas federal-habeas-corpus habeas-corpus in-forma-pauperis ninth-circuit-review police-misconduct writ-of-certiorari Whether the Ninth Circuit unreasonably applied SCOTUS precedent in concluding that petitioner's Brady-claim failed for lack of prejudice
20-540 David Hegland, et al. v. Nicola T. Hanna Ninth Circuit 2020-10-23 Denied civil-rights congressional-acts due-process federal-grand-jury government-petitions government-redress judicial-accountability legal-standing ninth-circuit-review redress-of-grievances right-to-petition standing Do American Citizens have the right to petition their government for the redress of their grievances?
20-484 Patricia L. Woods v. Robert Storms, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-10-14 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) administrative-exhaustion administrative-remedies civil-rights de-novo-review due-process equitable-estoppel equitable-tolling fraudulent-concealment ninth-circuit-review pro-se-complaint statutes-of-limitation Whether the Ninth Circuit decision should be reversed and remanded
20-5077 Joaquin Mario Cipriano-Ortega v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-07-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP citizenship-classification citizenship-laws due-process equal-protection illegal-reentry morales-santana morales-santana-precedent ninth-circuit-review severability statutory-interpretation Whether the decision below conflicts with the Court's instruction in Sessions v. Morales-Santana, 137 S. Ct. 1678, 1699 n.24 (2017), that a defendant …
19-8757 George W. Gibbs v. Robert LeGrand, Warden, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-06-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP charge-severance child-sex-assault clearly-erroneous counsel-error criminal-procedure drug-counts ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ninth-circuit-review prejudice prejudicial-joinder severance Whether the Ninth Circuit's rejection of Gibbs's ineffective assistance of counsel claim was clearly erroneous
19-7870 Louis Ivester Peets v. Robert W. Fox, Warden Ninth Circuit 2020-03-04 Denied IFP actual-innocence certificate-of-appealability habeas-corpus insanity-defense ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity procedural-bar schlup-gateway schlup-test Whether newly presented evidence of insanity would constitute 'actual innocence' to allow passage through Schlup's actual innocence gateway
19-7514 Ekanem Kurfreobon Essien v. Suzanne M. Peery, Warden Ninth Circuit 2020-01-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure criminal-street-gang due-process habeas-corpus ninth-circuit-review reasonable-doubt sentencing-enhancement street-terrorism-enforcement-and-prevention-act sufficiency-of-evidence Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in denying petitioner's habeas petition
19-7329 Jamaar Jerome Williams v. Jo Gentry, Warden, et al. Ninth Circuit 2020-01-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP alibi-witnesses habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel martinez-standard martinez-v-ryan ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review post-conviction-litigation post-conviction-relief prejudice prejudice-analysis Whether the Ninth Circuit erred when it concluded Williams had failed to establish prejudice under Martinez v. Ryan because the record clearly shows W…
19-6429 William Jovian Davis v. Clark E. Ducart, Warden Ninth Circuit 2019-11-01 Denied Response RequestedRelisted (7)IFP aedpa certificate-of-appealability evidentiary-hearing forensic-evidence habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ninth-circuit-review pro-se strickland-standard strickland-v-washington Did the Ninth Circuit's unreasoned denial so clearly misapply Buck's modest standard as to call for summary reversal?
19-5711 Charles Fritsche v. Robert Legrand, Warden, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-08-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability criminal-procedure due-process federal-habeas-corpus habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review post-conviction post-conviction-proceedings Whether this Court Should Grant this Petition, Vacate the Ninth Circuit's Certificate of Appealability Denial, and Remand the Matter for Further Recon…
18-9431 William Maurice Smith v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-05-28 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP criminal-justice-reform criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-retroactivity,sentencing-reform drug-distribution due-process first-step-act griffith-v-kentucky ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review resentencing retroactive-application retroactivity sentencing sentencing-reform statutory-interpretation Does Griffith v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314, (1987) apply to First Step Act of 2018?
18-9380 Miguel Daniel Leal v. Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-05-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP 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?
18-8499 Nestor David Vasquez v. United States Ninth Circuit 2019-03-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres apprendi constitutional-fairness courtroom-prejudice courtroom-security defendant-rights defendant-specific-security fair-trial fair-trial-rights inherent-prejudice inherently-prejudicial judicial-procedure ninth-circuit-review prior-conviction prior-convictions sentencing-enhancements trial-security Whether the Ninth Circuit contravened the Supreme Court's holding in Holbrook v. Flynn by finding that the defendant-specific security measures employ…
18-8058 Joel Elias Sanchez v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ninth Circuit 2019-02-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP 9th-circuit aedpa constitutional-rights crane-v-kentucky criminal-defense criminal-procedure due-process evidence-exclusion evidentiary-exclusion ninth-circuit-review right-to-present-defense self-defense Did excluding this evidence violate Sanchez's clearly established right under Crane?
18-734 Daniel G. Szmania v. E-Loan, Inc., et al. Ninth Circuit 2018-12-10 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure civil-rights due-process equal-protection foreclosure foreclosure-dispute jurisdiction-challenge ninth-circuit-review procedural-error property-rights res-judicata standing trustee-sale Did the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT error in not enforcing the District Court's ruling that this was not a foreclosure case
18-6465 Jose Ricardo Yanez v. Ralph Diaz, Acting Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ninth Circuit 2018-10-26 Denied IFP aedpa-statute-of-limitations antiterrorism-and-effective-death-penalty-act certificate-of-appealability equitable-tolling evidentiary-hearing ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ninth-circuit-review ongoing-investigations pro-se pro-se-petition statute-of-limitations Whether an alternate triggering date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996's 1-year statute of limitations, and equitable tolli…
18-6342 Jaime Rene Lopez-Vaal v. United States Ninth Circuit 2018-10-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP accomplice-liability aggravated-felony criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection federal-sentencing immigration immigration-law ninth-circuit-review sentencing statutory-interpretation void-for-vagueness Whether Section 1326(b) is unconstitutionally vague
18-6079 Rowan Brooks v. Scott Frauenheim, Warden Ninth Circuit 2018-09-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-claims due-process evidence-fabrication fabricated-evidence forensic-evidence habeas-corpus judicial-review ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review state-court-proceedings Where the state court disposed of Brooks' constitutional claims by relying on 'evidence' that indisputably did not exist and the district court affirm…
18-5717 Anousone Savanh v. United States Ninth Circuit 2018-08-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defense-expert due-process expert-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence ninth-circuit-review right-to-present-defense May a court exclude a defense expert in a criminal case for failing to possess qualifications that Federal Rule of Evidence 702 does not require, the …
18-5604 Joe Fidel Flores v. W. L. Montgomery, Acting Warden Ninth Circuit 2018-08-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure due-process evidence expert-testimony gang-expert-testimony jackson-standard jackson-v-virginia ninth-circuit ninth-circuit-review reasonable-doubt standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence Under the standard clearly established by this Court in Jackson v. Virginia, can a rational juror find an essential fact beyond a reasonable doubt bas…