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Christopher Paul George v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-55326 · judgment August 30, 2023
Certiorari denied · March 4, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 7% cert probability (95% interval 5%–10%)
Before the decision, about 1.7× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
- Did the Ninth Circuit ignore the process re-emphasized by this Court in Buck v. Davis and MillerEl,1 by refusing to issue Cristopher P. George a COA,2 thereby requiring him to make a far more demanding showing, as the court also affirmed the district court’s disregard of George’s prima facie showing of IAC3 and entitlement to relief in his 22554 habeas? 1 Buck v. Davis, 580 U.S. 100, 115 (2017) and Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336 (2003). 2 Certificate of Appealability. 3 Ineffective assistance of counsel. 4 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ezekiel E. Cortez
Law Offices of Ezekiel E. Cortez
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
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, March 4, 2024 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Mar 04 2024Petition DENIED.
- Feb 14 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024.
- Feb 08 2024Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 23 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 26, 2024)