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Manuel Lopez-Castro v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 18-13218 · judgment May 23, 2019
Before the decision, about 1.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and an Eleventh Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Does the actual innocence gateway to review of procedurally defaulted habeas claims apply only where new evidence shows the defendant did not commit the charged conduct, or does the doctrine also apply where retroactively-applicable precedent establishes that the defendant’s conduct was not criminal? (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Richard C. Klugh Jr.
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Feb 24 2020Petition DENIED.
- Jan 22 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
- Jan 16 2020Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 03 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2020)
- Nov 01 2019Application (19A465) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 5, 2020.
- Oct 22 2019Application (19A465) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 6, 2019 to January 5, 2020, submitted to Justice Thomas.