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Steven Ingalls, Jr. v. Keith Vinardi, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 24-1293 · judgment November 26, 2025

Certiorari denied · March 30, 2026

Question presented

I. Did the federal courts sow conflict in the ‘debatability’ standard for a habeas corpus petitioner to appeal, where the bases for denying relief plainly contradicted specific landmark rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court concerning jury instructions which confer unlawful mandatory conclusive presumptions?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Steven Ingalls Jr.

For respondent
James Allen Barta
Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Mar 30 2026
Petition DENIED.
Mar 12 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
Mar 09 2026
Waiver of right of respondent Keith Vinardi to respond filed.
Main Document
Feb 10 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 2, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Proof of Service Appendix