1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 767 F.3d
  5. 767 F.3d 879 (2014)
 

GIBBS v. LEGRAND

No. 12-16859.

767 F.3d 879 (2014)

George W. GIBBS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert LEGRAND, Warden; Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 17, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan C. Hoffman (argued), Debra A. Bookout , and Ryan Norwood , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Las Vegas, NV, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Before: SIDNEY R. THOMAS, RAYMOND C. FISHER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from a prisoner's vigorous pursuit of post-conviction review in the face of egregious misconduct from his court-appointed lawyers. We focus here on one serious episode of attorney misconduct: The failure, despite prisoner-petitioner George Gibbs's repeated inquiries, to inform Gibbs that the Nevada Supreme Court denied the appeal of his state post-conviction petition. By the time Gibbs learned the fate of his...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases