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Brian Lees, aka Brian Lee v. Kenneth Lizotte, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 24-1972, 24-2023 · judgment February 9, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1946), Fed. R. Civ. P. 62.1(3) (2009), and Fed. R. App. P. 12.1(1)(2)(2009), was an intergral part of the prisoner's first opportunity in habeas proceedings to seek collateral review that the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (A.E.D.P.A.) of 1996 ensures?
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Whether a judgement as rendered by the district court under Fed. R. Civ. P. 62.1(l)(2)(2009), is subject to the requirement of a certificate of appealability for purposes of Title 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) of the United States Code?
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Whether a timely Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1)(2)(4),(d)(3) motion for relief from a judgement fall under the A.E.D.P.A. restriction against repetitive petitions for the purpose of Title 28 U.S.C. § 2244 of the United States Code? Page i
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian Lees
For respondent
Nicole Marie Nixon
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
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
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 24 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Sep 21 2026Waiver of right of respondent Kenneth Lizotte, Superintendent to respond filed.
- May 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 13, 2026)