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Michael Kellywood v. Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-15778 · judgment December 20, 2023


Certiorari denied · May 20, 2024
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 denial of Mr. Kellywood’s writ of habeas corpus regarding ineffective representation of trial counsel when failing to sufficiently research and support the motion to compel production of medical and counseling records violates the Due Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.

For respondent
Tanja K. Kelly
Office of the Arizona Attorney General's

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 20 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 30 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
  3. Apr 10 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Ryan Thornell to respond filed.
  4. Mar 19 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2024)