18,792 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 3,111 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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The court held that the petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition was timely filed under the AEDPA, despite the respondent's motion to dismiss based on untimeliness.
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The court affirmed the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, denying the petitioner's habeas corpus petition and certificate of appealability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because it was filed outside the one-year limitations period established by AEDPA, and no tolling or equitable exceptions apply.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed without prejudice because it is duplicative and abstention is warranted under the Younger doctrine.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) did not abuse its discretion in denying the petitioner's request for a nunc pro tunc designation or credit for time served on his state sentence, as the federal court did not order concurrent sentences and the time was already credited to another sente
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-08
The court held that the habeas corpus application was untimely and the actual innocence claim was not supported by credible evidence, thus denying relief.
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Fla. 3d DCA·
2025-05-07
A habeas corpus petition raising issues whose merits have been previously considered and rejected or are procedurally barred must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-07
The court held that the petitioner's current habeas corpus petition constitutes an abuse of the writ because the double jeopardy claim raised could have been presented in prior petitions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-07
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because his allegations did not establish a constitutional deprivation, lacked required elements for specific claims, and sought relief not available in a civil rights action.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-06
The court held that it lacks jurisdiction to review the substance of removal orders and that the petitioner's claim for release from detention is premature.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-06
The amended petition's claims do not relate back to the timely filed original petition and are therefore untimely.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-05
The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate that his counsel's performance was deficient or that he suffered prejudice, and that the state court's decisions were not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-05
The court recommended dismissal of the petition for failure to prosecute, failure to keep the court apprised of his address, and failure to comply with court orders.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-02
The court held that the state court's denial of the petitioner's speedy trial claim was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law, nor based on an unreasonable factual determination.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-05-01
Federal inmate Justina Marina Holland sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, claiming the Bureau of Prisons failed to award her all earned sentence credits. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation and denied relief on the merits without addressing t
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court held that a pro se petitioner's habeas corpus petition was time-barred under AEDPA's one-year statute of limitations because it was filed long after the limitations period expired and the petitioner failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling or the actual innocen
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
A state prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief for issues related to state sentence credits must exhaust available state administrative remedies before filing in federal court.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court held that the petitioner's filing, though styled as a civil rights complaint, was in substance a habeas corpus petition. The court determined it lacked jurisdiction and recommended transfer.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-30
The court recommended transferring the habeas corpus petition to the Middle District of Florida due to lack of jurisdiction in the Northern District.
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The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to deny the petition for habeas corpus relief, finding no constitutional deficiency in trial counsel's performance.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-29
Martin Mahon, an Irish national with a violent history with his former girlfriend Gillian Johnston, challenged his conviction for attempted second-degree murder on grounds that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to confusing and erroneous jury instructions on
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-28
The federal habeas petition is dismissed as time-barred because the petitioner failed to file within the one-year statute of limitations, and his state post-conviction motions did not toll the period as they were untimely.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it, finding no basis for actual innocence or equitable tolling.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-26
The court held that a federal court must abstain from hearing a pretrial detainee's habeas petition challenging ongoing state criminal proceedings, absent narrow exceptions.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under AEDPA and denied equitable tolling.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-25
The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies because he did not comply with the Bureau of Prisons' procedural rules and timelines for filing appeals.
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Fla.·
2025-04-25
Jeffrey Hutchinson, convicted of murdering three children in 1998 and sentenced to death, filed his fourth successive postconviction motion after the Governor signed a death warrant. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's denial of all claims and denied his reques
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-24
The court denied the petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order and stay of removal, finding procedural deficiencies and potential jurisdictional issues.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-04-23
A habeas corpus complaint must allege that the petitioner is unlawfully deprived of liberty or illegally detained, and courts lack authority to issue a writ of mandamus compelling particular medical treatment.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-04-23
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-23
The court held that the applicant's habeas corpus petition was time-barred and not subject to equitable tolling or the actual innocence exception.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-23
The court held that the federal habeas petition was untimely filed and dismissed it as time-barred because the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to equitable tolling.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-22
The court recommended dismissal of the habeas petition as moot and for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, and alternatively denied it on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-22
The court held that the petitioner's habeas petition is denied as successive because he failed to obtain authorization from the court of appeals for a second petition. A certificate of appealability is also denied.
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The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's denial of the appellant's second motion for postconviction relief. The Court held that the version of Superior Court Criminal Rule 61 in effect at the time the motion was filed applied, and that the appellant failed to over
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-21
The court recommended dismissal of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and, alternatively, is not entitled to relief on the merits regarding sentencing credits or prerelease custody.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
The court recommends dismissal of the petition for failure to prosecute and mootness.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
The petition for writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with court orders or alternatively as moot.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
The court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the petitioner's § 2241 habeas petition because the petitioner was challenging the validity of his conviction, not the execution of his sentence, and did not demonstrate the inadequacy of a § 2255 motion.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
John Dickie pleaded no contest to thirty counts of possessing child pornography and sought federal habeas corpus relief challenging his thirty-three-year sentence by asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel and prosecutorial misconduct. The court denied all claims, findi
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
The court held that the plaintiff's filing, though styled as a § 1983 complaint, should be construed as a habeas petition and transferred to the proper venue. The court reasoned that justice is better served by transferring the case to the Middle District of Florida rather than d
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
A prisoner cannot recover monetary damages for lost gain-time under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege the elements of a First Amendment retaliation claim.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
The court recommended transferring the case, construed as a habeas petition, to the Middle District of Florida due to improper venue.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-04-16
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, dismissing the petition without prejudice and denying a certificate of appealability.
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2025-04-16
The petition for writ of habeas corpus was dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-16
A federal court cannot grant habeas relief unless the petitioner has exhausted all available state remedies.
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The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed and dismissed it with prejudice.
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The court held that a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is not the proper mechanism to challenge conditions of confinement, such as inadequate medical care, and that the petitioner's claims were moot.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-11
The court held that the claims in the amended petition are time-barred under AEDPA because they do not relate back to the initial petition and equitable tolling is not warranted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-11
The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied as successive because the petitioner failed to obtain authorization from the court of appeals to file a second petition.