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Bowe v. United States

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-5438 11th Cir. Oct 14, 2025 TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issue: (1) Whether 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(1) applies to a claim presented in a second or successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255; and (2) whether Subsection 2244(b)(3)(E) deprives this court of certiorari jurisdiction over the grant or denial of an authorization by a court of appeals to file a second or successive motion to vacate under Section 2255.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/29/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 3, 2024)
09/11/2024Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
09/19/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
09/26/2024Response Requested. (Due October 28, 2024)
10/29/2024Out of time motion to extend the time to file a response from October 28, 2024 to November 27, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
10/30/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 27, 2024. See Rule 15.1.
11/26/2024Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
12/09/2024Reply of petitioner Michael Bowe filed.
12/12/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
01/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
01/17/2025Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
02/20/2025Kasdin M. Mitchell, Esquire, of Dallas, Texas, is invited to brief and argue, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below as to Question 1 presented by the petition for a writ of certiorari.
02/28/2025Motion for an extension of time filed.
03/03/2025Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including April 7, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 11, 2025. The brief of the Court-appointed amicus curiae shall be filed on or before August 22, 2025.
03/03/2025Briefs of amicus curiae in support of the petitioner on either question presented are to be filed on or before April 14, 2025. Any other briefs of amicus curiae are to be filed on or before August 29, 2025.
04/07/2025Brief of petitioner Michael Bowe filed.
04/07/2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
04/14/2025Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed.
04/14/2025Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
04/14/2025Brief amici curiae of University of Virginia School of Law’s Civil Rights Clinic, et al. filed.
04/14/2025Brief amici curiae of Habeas Scholars filed.
04/14/2025Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
06/11/2025Brief of respondent United States filed.
07/02/2025Amicus brief of Stephanie N. O'Banion not accepted for filing. (To be resubmitted with a motion to file--August 01, 2025)
08/04/2025Motion of Stephanie N. O'Banion for leave to file amicus brief submitted.
08/12/2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
08/14/2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
08/18/2025Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and available with the Clerk.
08/20/2025Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and available with the Clerk.
08/22/2025Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae filed.
08/25/2025Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.