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Samuel Kwushue v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 19-12579 · judgment December 19, 2019

Certiorari denied · May 26, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit erred in denying a Certificate of Appealability (COA) to review the denial of Petitioner’s Constitutional claims pursuant to 28 USCS 2255? f

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel Kwushue

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Orders
Order list, May 26, 2020 · Certiorari denied
Order list, August 3, 2020 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

  1. Aug 03 2020
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 10 2020
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. May 26 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 05 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
  6. Apr 28 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  7. Apr 15 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2020)