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Humphreys v. Emmons

Petition for certiorari denied on October 14, 2025

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-826 11th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2025

Issue: Whether a federal court must apply the deferential review provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act to the state court’s adjudication of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim when deciding whether that claim constitutes cause and prejudice to overcome a procedural default.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/11/2024Application (24A582) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 1, 2025 to March 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
12/13/2024Application (24A582) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 31, 2025.
01/31/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 6, 2025)
02/06/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 6, 2025 to April 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
02/07/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 7, 2025.
04/07/2025Brief of respondent Shawn Emmons, Warden in opposition filed.
04/21/2025Reply of petitioner Stacey Ian Humphreys filed. (Distributed)
04/23/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
05/05/2025Record Requested.
05/09/2025Electronic record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
05/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
05/15/2025Electronic record received from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
05/20/2025Rescheduled.
06/02/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
06/02/2025Rescheduled.
06/09/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
06/09/2025Rescheduled.
06/16/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2025.
06/16/2025Rescheduled.
06/23/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
09/22/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
10/06/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
10/14/2025Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Kagan and Justice Jackson join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)