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Daniel Jones v. Danielle Tope

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-1938 · judgment February 20, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

WHETHER THE LOWER COURTS ERRED IN ADJUDICATING CLAIMS IN HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS TO DETERMINE A VIOLATION OF THGE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WHEN THERE IS NO CLEARLY ESTABLISHED LAW RELATING TO CIVIL MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS WHETHER THE LOWER COURTS DEPARTED FROM THE ACCEPTED AND USUAL COURSE OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW DISPOSITIVE MATTERS DE NOVO, THAT AMOUNT TO A VIOLATION OF THE MAGISTRATE ACT, HABEAS RUEEH8(b), ARTICLE III, AND THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE FIFTH AMEND. TO UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel Jones

For respondent
Paul B. Lyons
Office of the New York State Atty. General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 07 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jun 25 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Danielle Tope to respond filed.
  4. May 17 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)