Pye v. Emmons
Petition for certiorari denied on October 30, 2023
Issue: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit"s novel construction of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) " under which a state prisoner is ineligible for federal habeas relief even when the state court has "unreasonabl[y]" rejected his claim so long as the federal court can provide some reasonable "justification" for the state court"s "reason" for denying relief " is inconsistent with the statutory text and in direct conflict with this court"s decision in Wilson v. Sellers; and (2) whether 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(1) applies when a state prisoner seeks federal habeas relief solely on the state-court evidentiary record.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 05/11/2023 | Application (22A992) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 7, 2023 to August 6, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| 05/15/2023 | Application (22A992) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 7, 2023. |
| 07/07/2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2023) |
| 08/02/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 10, 2023 to September 25, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 08/04/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 25, 2023 |
| 09/25/2023 | Brief of respondent Shawn Emmons, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in opposition filed. |
| 10/11/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023. |
| 10/11/2023 | Reply of petitioner Willie James Pye filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/30/2023 | Petition DENIED. |