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Scott Edward Palmer v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-20206 · judgment December 3, 2025
Questions presented
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Does the Fifth Circuit's erroneous denial of petitioner's certificate of appealability significantly depart from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings undermining Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322 (2003). And, is the Court of Appeals complaint that petitioner's Rule 59(e) notice of appeal ineffective erroneous.
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Is 28 U.S.C. §2241 available by a state prisoner to challenge the manner in which a sentence is executed without the restrictions of the AEDPA. This issue has not been decided by this Court.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Scott Edward Palmer
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A1022
Order
Order list, May 18, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Mar 19 2026Application (25A1022) denied by Justice Alito.
- Feb 24 2026Application (25A1022) for bail, submitted to Justice Alito.
- Feb 22 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2026)