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Sam Autry Fletcher v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-20546 · judgment July 15, 2024


Certiorari denied · June 30, 2025

Question presented

1 1. Does Title 28 U.S.C. §2254(e)(l) or any other provision of the AEDBA, or any clearly established U.S. Supreme Court authority give frderal district or circuit courts discretion to disregard or ignore a state habeas petitioner's clear and convincing evidence which substantiates and proves true all of the petitioner's claims;and,1,therefore?, rebuts the §2254(e)(1) statutory presumption of correctness? 2. What form of recourse or type of redress is available to petitioner's that submit irrefutable digital audio, photographic,and other documented ary evidence that supports and proves the verity of all of theenetitiona petitioner's factual assertions and validity of Constitutional claims set forth in the Petitioner's 28 U.S.C. §2254 habeas petition, and \ the petitioner's proffered evidence is repetedly disregarded, ignored ^ and overlooked by all state and federal courts that reviewed or passed upon petitioner's claims? r -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sam Autry Fletcher

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
24A247

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Dec 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Jul 25 2025
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 30 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jun 11 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
  6. Nov 12 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 29, 2025)
  7. Sep 09 2024
    Application (24A247) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 12, 2024.
  8. Aug 28 2024
    Application (24A247) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 13, 2024 to November 12, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.