Williams v. Hastings

Petition for certiorari denied on October 6, 2014

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
13-1221	11th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2014

Issue: Whether and under what circumstances a federal prisoner may use 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e) to seek relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 when an intervening and retroactively applicable statutory decision of this Court demonstrates that his sentence his unlawful.

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Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, September 11, 2014)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/08/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 12, 2014)
04/16/2014	Waiver of right of respondents Suzanne R. Hastings, Warden, et al. to respond filed.
04/22/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
04/30/2014	Response Requested . (Due May 30, 2014)
05/20/2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 30, 2014.
06/17/2014	Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 30, 2014.
07/30/2014	Brief of respondents Suzanne R. Hastings, Warden. in opposition filed.
08/04/2014	Letter of August 4, 2014, from the Solicitor General received.
08/13/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
08/13/2014	Reply of petitioner Albert Williams filed. (Distributed)
10/06/2014	Petition DENIED.