Supreme Court Report

Supreme Court of the United States · Official docket →

In Re Deryl Nelson

IFP petition


Dismissed · October 20, 2025

Question presented

The magistrate issued an arrest warrant without probable cause based on a complaint that was not sworn to but instead signed by an unknown person functioned as the complaining witness to make it appear that the arrest warrant was properly issued. This act and omission violated numerous federal laws including the Fourth Amendment that requires an arrest warrant to be issued upon a finding of probable cause supported by Oath of affirmation. I. DID THE STATE APPEALS COURT ERR WHEN IT RE­ ACHED A DECISION THAT THE COMPLAINT MET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ABSENT OF A OUDICIAL FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE? II. DID THE STATE APPEALS COURT ERR WHEN IT RE­ ACHED A DECISION THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS ESTABLISHED TO CONVICT PETITIONER AT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION RATHER THAN DECID­ ING WHETHER WAS THERE PROBABLE CAUSE AT THE FIRST OUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE ARREST WARRANT? III. DID THE STATE APPEALS COURT ERR WHEN IT RE­ ACHED A DECISION THAT PETITIONER DID NOT RECEIVE INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE THE RECORD SHOW COUNSEL FAILED TO AT­ TACK THE VALIDITY OF THE COMPLAINT AND WAR­ RANT VIA EVIDENTIARY HEARING AND WITHDREW THE MOTION FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING AFTER THE JUDGE INSISTED THAT THE HEARING WAS NEEDED?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Deryl Dude Nelson

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Oct 20 2025
    The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).
  2. Oct 14 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
  3. Oct 06 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
  4. Sep 29 2025
    Rescheduled.
  5. Jul 17 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  6. Mar 25 2025
    Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.