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Docket for 26-5270 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
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No. 26-5270 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:
Michael Stephen Combs, Petitioner
v.
Nathan Gaughan, Warden
Docketed:
August 10, 2026
Linked with:
25A1330
Lower Ct:
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Case Numbers:
(19-99010)
Decision Date:
March 12, 2026
Proceedings and Orders
May 26 2026
Application (25A1330) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 10, 2026 to August 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document
May 29 2026
Application (25A1330) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 9, 2026.
Aug 05 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 9, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Petition
Appendix
Proof of Service
Aug 18 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 9, 2026 to October 9, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Proof of Service
Aug 19 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 9, 2026.
Sep 23 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2026 to October 30, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Proof of Service
Sep 25 2026
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 30, 2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Claudia Pamela Gómez
Counsel of Record
Office of the Federal Public Defender
321 East 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
pamela_gomez@fd.org
Ph: 213-894-5673
Party name: Michael Stephen Combs
Attorneys for Respondent
Seth Matthew Friedman
Counsel of Record
CA Dept of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
seth.friedman@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 6197389157
Party name: Gaughan, Warden
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