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Keith LeVan v. Shane Jackson, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-6346 · judgment December 22, 2025


Pending

Question presented

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Counsel of record

For petitioner
Keith LeVan

For respondent
Melody Jane Brown
South Carolina Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 18 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jun 15 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Shane Jackson, Warden to respond filed.
  3. Apr 10 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 13, 2026)