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Eddie Lee Evans v. James Hill, Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-55630 · judgment August 23, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 10, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Did a 17 year unjustified delay in filing a murder charge violate petitioner’s due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and the clearly established precedent of this Court such that a Certificate of Appealability should be granted?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marilee Marshall
Marilee Marshall, Attorney at Law

For respondent
Daniel Brian Rogers
Office of the California Attorney 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 12 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent James Hill, Warden to respond filed.
  4. Feb 12 2025
    Letter filed by respondent James Hill, Warden received.
  5. Jan 27 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2025)