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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: 2% 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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)