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William Trampas Widmyer v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 23-6940 · judgment January 13, 2025
Questions presented
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Were the Petitioner’s Constitutional Amendment Rights violated when petitioner’s Rule 60(B) motion was denied yet, the Northern District court of Appealsstated: “However, contrary to the district courts determination, “Widmyer [also] could properly challenge the District court’s finding of procedural default in a Rule 60(B) motion. Explaining that a movant Rule 60(B) does not raise “a new habeas corpus claim, or attack Q the federal courts previous denial of the claim on the merits, when he ‘merely asserts that a previous Ruling which precluded a merits determination,” such as” a denial for...procedural default, “was erroneous. Accordingly, the district court erred by declining to consider that argument under Rule 60(B).
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Is there a Autonomy Right to assert claims in a Habeas proceeding, where under the state habeas statues,1 “both” the “habeas petitioner,” and habeas counsel have to raise all claims. If this is obstructed does this obstruction rebut the presumption of correctness under § 2254 (e) (1)? 1 In Losh, it holds that both the Habeas petitioner, and habeas counsel must raise all claims, petitioner asserts, this rebuts the presumption of correctness cumulatively when obstructed by errors in both state court and errors by the Federal Court.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William Widmyer
For respondent
Michael Ray Williams
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 07 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 31 2025Waiver of right of respondent Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex to respond filed.
- May 22 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2025)