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James Bradley Hammond v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-10181 · judgment October 21, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

QUESTION No. 1 WHTHER THE COURT OF APPEALS SHOULD HAVE ISSUED AND/OR GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (C0)A) FROM THE DISTRICT COURT'S DETERMINATION THAT THE PETITIONER'S CLAIMS WERE TIME-BARRED WHEN THE 1-YEAR LIMITATION PERIOD COMMENCED ON THE DATE PETITIONER RECEIVED THE AFFIDAVITS, RATHER THAN THE DATE THE AFFIDAVITS WERE SIGNED? QUESTION No. 2 WHETHER THE COURT OF APPEALS SHOULD HAVE GRANTED AND/OR ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY (CQA) FROM THE DISTRICT COURT'S DETERMINATION THAT THE PETITIONER'S CLAIM OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE WAS NOT COGNIZABLE ON FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS REVIEW?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Bradley Hammond

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jan 16 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2025)