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William Clyde Gibson III v. Neal
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- William Clyde Gibson III, a death-sentenced Indiana prisoner, asks the Supreme Court to review whether courts may order transport to gather evidence for a request to extend a habeas filing deadline on fairness grounds (equitable tolling), who must show that evidence is relevant, and whether such orders can be appealed before the case ends.
- What's at stake
- The petition leaves unresolved whether Gibson can use a transport order to develop evidence for his request for more time to file a federal challenge.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Gibson is an Indiana prisoner sentenced to death.
Gibson's petition concerns equitable tolling, a fairness-based request to extend a deadline for a federal challenge to a conviction or sentence.
Question presented
1. Whether Shoop v. Twyford, 596 U.S. 811 (2022), precludes developing evidence through an order entered pursuant to the All Writs Act solely to support a motion for equitable tolling and without regard to whether the evidence is admissible to support the merits of a claim for habeas relief. 2. If the first question presented is answered in the affirmative, whether it is the movant’s burden under the All Writs Act to show that the evidence would be something more than relevant to whether equitable tolling is warranted. 3. Whether the collateral order doctrine applies to allow interlocutory appeals of All Writs Act transport orders whose sole purpose is to develop evidence to establish that equitable tolling is warranted.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the petition. Oral argument has not been scheduled, and no decision date is set.
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