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Robert L. Ignasiak, Jr. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-10712 · judgment August 2, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 10, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, an Eleventh Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

May a United States Supreme Court case of statutory interpretation, which was held to apply retroactively in collateral proceedings under circuit precedent, constitute cause to excuse procedural default for a motion to vacate sentence under 28 U.S.C. Section 2255?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Zachary Lee Newland
Newland Legal, PLLC

For respondent
Sarah M. Harris
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 10 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 19 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
  3. Feb 14 2025
    Reply of petitioner Robert Ignasiak filed. (Distributed)
  4. Feb 03 2025
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Dec 20 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 3, 2025.
  6. Dec 19 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 3, 2025 to February 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Nov 27 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 3, 2025.
  8. Nov 26 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 4, 2024 to January 3, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Oct 31 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2024)