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