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Micah Sherif Matthews v. Chris Tripp, Warden
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 23-1877 · judgment May 9, 2023
Certiorari denied · January 16, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the United States District Court For the District of Iowa erred in denying Petitioner Matthews a Certificate of Appealability when it found that that Petitioner Matthews’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims lacked merit? Whether the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit erred in denying Petitioner Matthews a Certificate of Appealability when it affirmed the District Court’s recommendation?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Jan 16 2024Petition DENIED.
- Dec 27 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2024.
- Nov 10 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2023)
- Jul 18 2023Application (23A39) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until November 10, 2023.
- Jul 12 2023Application (23A39) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 26, 2023 to November 10, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.