No. 25-726
 
Title: Alan Lane Hicks, Petitioner
v.
Jonathan Frame, Superintendent, Mount Olive Correctional Complex
Docketed: December 19, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-6447)
   Decision Date: July 23, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: August 19, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Nov 17 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service Proof of Service
Dec 26 2025 Waiver of right of respondent Jonathan Frame to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 30 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
Jan 07 2026 Response Requested. (Due February 6, 2026)
Jan 08 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 6, 2026 to March 6, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jan 12 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2026.
Feb 06 2026 Brief amici curiae of Innocence Network, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 06 2026 Brief of respondent Jonathan Frame in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 25 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
Mar 25 2026 Letter of March 25, 2026 from counsel for respondent filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Other
Mar 25 2026 Reply of petitioner Alan Lane Hicks filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 31 2026 Letter of March 31, 2026 from counsel for petitioner filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Steven James Alagna
Counsel of Record
Washington University School of Law
One Brookings Drive, MSC 1120-250-102
St. Louis, MO 63130

salagna@wustl.edu
Ph: (314) 935-7238
Party name: Alan Lane Hicks


Attorneys for Respondent
Michael Ray Williams
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305

mwilliams@wvago.gov
Ph: 304-558-2021
Party name: Jonathan Frame


Other Attorneys
Matthew James Stanford
Counsel of Record
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
2 N. Central Ave., Ste 2100
Phoenix, AZ 85004

matt.stanford@bclplaw.com
Ph: 602-364-7068
Party name: Innocence Network and The Midwest Innocence Project