No. 19-8072October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Cervantes v. Biter
This is a pending case where the petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard court fees due to financial hardship.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
This is a pending case where the petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard court fees due to financial hardship.
Question presented
Whether the Ninth Circuit’s rule that a habeas petitioner’s “good faith” belief that he had exhausted his state court remedies is not a “circumstance” that can justify a stay and abeyance under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005), conflicts with Rhines and the decisions of other circuits?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Criminal Procedure
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
- Method
- Methodology