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Christopher Kines v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-50857 · judgment February 21, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 14, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Is it the common practise of the Fifth Circuit to disregard facts in the record and ignore evidence the court itself agreed to consider?

  2. Did the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals err in refusing to issue a certificate of appealabilty regarding Mr. Kines’ claims of Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment Constitutional violations?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christopher Kines

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 14 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
  3. Jul 11 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 15, 2025)