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William Demont White, Jr. v. Lisa Stenseth, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-3424 · judgment January 17, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

  1. In deciding whether to issue a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, may a federal court find that “reasonable jurists would not disagree” about the denial of relief on procedural grounds where other courts have resolved the issue, on similar facts, in a manner favorable to habeas petitioner’s position?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Zachary Allen Longsdorf

For respondent
Lisa Lodin

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, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 24 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 09 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Lisa Stenseth, Warden, Rush City Correctional Facility, Minnesota to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Apr 16 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service