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Michael David Dunn v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-10558 · judgment July 22, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. What is the standard of review for a federal habeas court for analyzing a sufficiency-of-the evidence claim under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA)?

  2. Does analysis of a sufficiency-of-the-evidence claim pursuant to Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318-19 (1979), under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)(1) permit a federal habeas court to: A) Consider defendant’s testimony rebutted if said testimony was never affirmatively disputed by any state witness? B) Reject the defendant’s version of events when it is in harmony with the evidence and expert testimony? C) Accept the state’s witness version of events when it is unsupported by physical evidence and expert testimony?

  3. What is the standard of review for a federal habeas court for analyzing whether a defendant who claims self-defense may be prosecuted for firing too many shots at his assailant under Plumhoff v. Rickard, 134 S.Ct. 2012, 188 L.Ed.2d 1056, 572 U.S. 765 (2014)? LIST OF PARTIES [X] All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. [ ] All parties do not appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. A list of all parties to the proceeding in the court whose judgment is the subject of this petition is as follows: Page 2 of 28 / Michael David Dunn / SID No. 20966010 Form 42.010

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael David Dunn

For respondent
Sonya Roebuck Horbelt
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 22 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Dixon, Sec., FL DOC, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Jan 14 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 13, 2026)