McCarthan v. Collins
Petition for certiorari denied on December 4, 2017
Issue: Whether a person in federal custody is entitled to file an application for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion is “inadequate or ineffective” to permit him to raise a claim that his conviction or sentence is invalid under an intervening and retroactively applicable statutory-interpretation decision of the Supreme Court.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| May 23 2017 | Application (16A1158) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 12, 2017 to July 12, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| May 25 2017 | Application (16A1158) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 12, 2017. |
| Jul 12 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2017) |
| Aug 02 2017 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Dan C.McCarthan on 08/11/2017 |
| Aug 10 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 15, 2017. |
| Aug 16 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed. |
| Aug 25 2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 16, 2017. |
| Oct 05 2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 30, 2017. |
| Oct 30 2017 | Brief of respondent Joseph C. Collins, Chief United States Probation Officer for the Middle District of Florida in opposition filed. |
| Nov 14 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
| Nov 14 2017 | Reply of petitioner Dan C.McCarthan filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 04 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
