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Patrick Ronald Silva v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 19-7470 · judgment March 16, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

I. Whether the Fourth Circuit’s denial of Petitioner’s request for a certificate of appealability pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was unreasonable and conflicts with the standards for a certificate of appealability to issue as set forth in Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003), thus depriving Mr. Silva of his right to obtain Habeas Corpus review?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Randolph Marshall Lee Sr.
Attorney at Law

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 26 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Aug 24 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
  4. Aug 13 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 18, 2020)