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Thomas Clayton Steres v. Kevin Curran, Warden, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-15675 · judgment November 9, 2021


Certiorari denied · March 28, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether Thomas Steres received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment?

  2. Whether the search of Mr. Steres’ cell phone was illegal under the Fourth Amendment?

  3. Whether the Ninth Circuit’s denial of a Certificate of Appealability was unreasonable where Mr. Steres demonstrated a substantial showing of the denial of a Constitutional right?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Anders V. Rosenquist
Rosenquist & Associates

For respondent
Amy S. Pignatella Cain
Arizona Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 28 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 09 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
  3. Mar 07 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Kevin Curran, Warden to respond filed.
  4. Feb 05 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2022)