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Jerel D. Kent v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-13663 · judgment June 27, 2025

Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026

Question presented

Whether a single circuit court judge may deny a motion for certificate of appealability under Fed. R. App. P. 27(c) by finding the district court reached the “correct” result?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dane Kristofor Chase
Chase Law Florida P.A.

For respondent
Sonya Roebuck Horbelt
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Jan 20 2026
Petition DENIED.
Dec 31 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
Dec 29 2025
Waiver of right of respondent Secretary, Department of Corrections to respond filed.
Main Document
Oct 17 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service