Morgan v. White

Petition for certiorari denied on June 1, 2020

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-1023	6th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: Whether, if a petitioner defaults an ineffective-assistance-of-trial-counsel claim with "some merit," Martinez v. Ryan allows a federal court to excuse the procedural default without requiring any further showing of prejudice.

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Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, March 26, 2020)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/13/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 19, 2020)
03/06/2020	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Vincent D. White, Jr.
03/19/2020	Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed.
04/15/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
04/29/2020	Response Requested. (Due May 29, 2020)
05/04/2020	Response to petition from respondent Vincent White filed.
05/04/2020	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Vincent White.
05/05/2020	Letter waiving 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by counsel for petitioner.
05/05/2020	Reply of petitioner Donnie Morgan, Warden filed.
05/12/2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
06/01/2020	Petition DENIED.