Gamboa v. Lumpkin
Petition for certiorari denied on May 13, 2024
Issue: Whether a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion claiming that habeas counsel"s abandonment prevented the consideration of a petitioner"s claims should always be recharacterized as a second or successive habeas petition under Gonzalez v. Crosby.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders  | 
|---|---|
| 07/13/2023 | Application (23A38) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 24, 2023 to September 22, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito. | 
| 07/18/2023 | Application (23A38) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 22, 2023. | 
| 09/22/2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2023) | 
| 10/16/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 30, 2023 to November 29, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. | 
| 10/17/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 29, 2023. | 
| 10/30/2023 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and State Prosecutors filed. | 
| 10/30/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. | 
| 10/30/2023 | Brief amici curiae of Habeas Scholars filed. | 
| 11/17/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 29, 2023 to December 20, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. | 
| 11/20/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 20, 2023. | 
| 12/20/2023 | Brief of respondent Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, in opposition filed. | 
| 12/29/2023 | Reply of petitioner Joseph Gamboa filed. (Distributed) | 
| 01/03/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024. | 
| 01/16/2024 | Record Requested. | 
| 01/16/2024 | Record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is available on PACER. | 
| 02/05/2024 | Electronic record received from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. | 
| 02/07/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024. | 
| 02/21/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 02/26/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024. | 
| 02/29/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 03/11/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024. | 
| 03/13/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 03/18/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024. | 
| 03/19/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 03/25/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024. | 
| 03/26/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 04/08/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. | 
| 04/10/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 04/15/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024. | 
| 04/16/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 04/22/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024. | 
| 04/22/2024 | Rescheduled. | 
| 05/06/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024. | 
| 05/13/2024 | Petition DENIED. |