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No. 25-5286 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: Samuel Fields, Petitioner
v.
Laura Plappert, Warden
Docketed: August 6, 2025
Linked with: 24A1277
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (17-5065)
   Decision Date: April 2, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 20 2025 Application (24A1277) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jun 24 2025 Application (24A1277) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 31, 2025.
Jul 31 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 5, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Aug 08 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 5, 2025 to October 6, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Aug 11 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 6, 2025.
Sep 05 2025 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 29 2025 Brief of respondent Laura Plappert, Warden in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Oct 14 2025 Reply of petitioner Samuel Fields filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Oct 16 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
Nov 10 2025 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Daniel Evan Kirsch
Counsel of Record
Federal Public Defender, Western Dist. of Missouri
1000 Walnut St., Ste. 600
Kansas City, MO 64106
daniel_kirsch@fd.org
Ph: 816-675-0923
Party name: Samuel Fields


Attorneys for Respondent
Matthew Franklin Kuhn
Counsel of Record
Office of Attorney General of Kentucky
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118
Frankfort, KY 40601
MATT.KUHN@KY.GOV
Ph: (502) 696-5300
Party name: Laura Plappert


Other Attorneys
Stephen Ross Johnson
Counsel of Record
Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall, P.C.
606 W. Main Street, Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37902
johnson@rjs.law
Ph: (865) 637-0661
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association for Public Defense, Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Scholars

 

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