No. 25-7510October Term 2025Before Arguments
In Re Chad M. Vice, Petitioner
This petition asks the Supreme Court to review an Eighth Circuit decision denying Chad M.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
This petition asks the Supreme Court to review an Eighth Circuit decision denying Chad M. Vice a certificate of appealability in a post-conviction case, along with the court’s handling of a later Rule 60(b) motion. Vice argues that he was not properly served with notice of the denial and that he was entitled to have his post-judgment motion heard on the merits.
Question presented
1. WHETHER VICE is CONSTITUTIONALLY ENTITLED to be SERVED NOTICE of JUDGMENT in DENIAL of CERTIFICATE of APPEALABILITY. 2. WHETHER VICE is CONSTITUTIONALLY ENTITLED to be HEARD on the MERITS of a 60 (b) MOTION in SUBSTANTIVE SPIRIT of a COMMON LAW BILL of REVIEW to the INFERIOR 8th CIRCUIT COURT of APPEALS. 3. WHETHER this UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT has JURISDICITONAL AUTHORITY to REVIEW the 8th CIRCUIT COURT of APPEALS JUDGMENT of DENIAL of CERTIFICATE of APPEALABILITY, VACATE said JUDGMENT for NON-SERVICE, and to then DIRECT an APPROPRIATE JUDGMENT by GRANTING CERTIFICATE of APPEALABILITY. 4. WHETHER this UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT has JURISDICITONAL AUTHORUTY to DIRECT an APPROPRIATE JUGEMENT in APROPOS VICE’S INFORMAL APPEAL BRIEF [ad rem] RELIEF SOUGHT therein.
- Case path
Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
Briefing
What it's about
This petition asks the Supreme Court to review an Eighth Circuit decision denying Chad M. Vice a certificate of appealability (permission to appeal) in a post-conviction case. Vice says he was not properly given notice of that denial and that his later Rule 60(b) motion (a request to reopen a judgment) should have been heard on the merits.
Argument
The case is pending and has not been set for oral argument. Vice says he did not receive notice of the Eighth Circuit's denial and that his Rule 60(b) motion deserved review on the merits.
Impact
The dispute is about whether someone can lose a chance to appeal after a criminal conviction because a court order was not properly served. For example, a prisoner who never got notice of a denial could miss deadlines unless a court lets the case be reopened.
What is In Re Chad M. Vice about?
Vice asks the Supreme Court to review an Eighth Circuit order denying a certificate of appealability (permission to appeal) in a post-conviction case. He says he was not served notice of that denial and that his Rule 60(b) motion should have been heard on the merits.
Who could be affected if Vice gets Supreme Court review?
People in post-conviction cases could be affected, especially prisoners who say they missed an appeal because they never got notice of a court order. A ruling for Vice could make it easier to seek review after a missed notice problem.
What happens next in In Re Chad M. Vice?
The next thing to watch is whether the Court schedules oral argument or takes another step on the petition. No decision window is available yet.
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- Checked
- Jul 17, 2026
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