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John A. Mandacina v. Frederick Entzel, Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 20-1027 · judgment March 12, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
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. Did the court of appeals correctly conclude that petitioner’s Brady claim fell outside the scope of the “savings clause” of 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e).

  2. Does the Due Process Clause permit resort to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 based on Brady evidence that was withheld by the Government until after the prisoner’s first opportunity for federal habeas relief has concluded.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brandon Creighton Sample
Brandon Sample PLLC

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 25 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Aug 19 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Entzel, Frederick to respond filed.
  4. Aug 09 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, 2021)