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Christopher L. Takhvar v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 25-10009 · judgment June 26, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 13, 2026

Questions presented

  1. In a Habeas case are motions filed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 60(d)(3) and Rule 60(B)(6) subject to time limitation or provision of Rule 60(c)(1), and would the denial of a Rule 60(d)(3) or Rule 60(b)(6) motion asserting a time limitation violate the decision of Herring v. United States and conflict with the 3rd Circuit Court’s decision regarding time limitations for Rule 60(b)(6) and Rule 60(d)(3)?

  2. Does the State violate the 5th and 14th Amendment Substantive Due Process clause, when it utilizes contested video evidence of prejudicial statements in custodial interrogation and publishes and monetizes a false narrative, edited version, while a citizen’s right to Habeas Corpus Art. 1, Sect. 9 of the United States Constitution is pending federal review; and Would the denial of such a claim without the U.S. District Court addressing the merits or ordering the State to respond to the allegations violate the impartial, and compulsory process clause of the 6th Amendment, and the equal protection of the law and Due Process of the 5th and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christopher Takhvar

For respondent
Sonya Roebuck Horbelt
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 13 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 24 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
  3. Sep 23 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Richard Comerford to respond filed.
  4. Sep 01 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)