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Tyson Martin v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 21-14217 · judgment July 26, 2022


Certiorari denied · February 21, 2023
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 federal habeas claim (i.e., whether the court of appeals improperly applied the “reasonable jurists could debate” certificate of appealability standard articulated by the Court in Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003)).

Counsel of record

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

For respondent
Trisha Meggs Pate
Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division Tall

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
22A301

Proceedings

  1. Feb 21 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 25 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections to respond filed.
  3. Jan 11 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
  4. Nov 23 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 30, 2022)
  5. Oct 11 2022
    Application (22A301) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 23, 2022.
  6. Oct 03 2022
    Application (22A301) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 24, 2022 to November 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.