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Ham v. Breckon

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 30, 2023.

Docket No.21-763
Op. Below4th Cir.

Issue

Whether a district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to review a claim that a federal prisoner"s sentence is invalid in light of an intervening and retroactively applicable statutory-interpretation decision of the Supreme Court, when circuit precedent foreclosed the claim at the time of the prisoner"s prior motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Nov 18, 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2021)
Dec 15, 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2021 to January 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 17, 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 24, 2022.
Dec 23, 2021
Brief amicus curiae of Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic filed.
Jan 14, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 24, 2022 to February 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 18, 2022
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 24, 2022.
Feb 24, 2022
Brief of respondent M. Breckon, Warden in opposition filed.
Mar 16, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
Mar 16, 2022
Reply of petitioner John Forrest Ham, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 28, 2022
Rescheduled.
Apr 13, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
May 9, 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
Jun 29, 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/29/2023.
Jun 30, 2023
Petition DENIED.

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