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Steven Hatton v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-12165 · judgment February 10, 2021


Certiorari denied · November 15, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the court of appeals improperly denied the Petitioner a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) on his ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Robert Ufferman
Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A.

For respondent
Celia A. Terenzio

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, November 15, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Nov 15 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 27 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
  3. Oct 20 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections to respond filed.
  4. Jul 12 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2021)