Kathleen Zellner files habeus brief for Timothy Patrick Guilfoy Update 1/24: 6th Circuit Appeals denies Federal Habeus case with no explanation. Tim files pro se as his own attorney to have appeal heard en banc.
Kathleen Zellner, “The Liberator”
December 2023/January 2024–Kathleen Zellner and associates withdraw from Tim’s case so that Tim can continue to file appeals to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals as his own attorney.
June 2020–Kathleen Zellner filed a final habeus corpus brief in response to the Respondent’s brief. Dkt. 52 – Petitioner’s Reply in Support of Amended Peition for Writ of Habeas Corpus*
October 2019–The Federal Attorney for TN (Respondent) filed a reply to our initial habeus corpus brief Dkt. 39 – State’s Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus*
June 2019–Kathleen Zellner filed an initial habeus corpus brief in the federal court of Judge Eli Richardson. Dkt. 31 – Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus*; Dkt. 32 – Memorandum of Law In Support of Amended Petition*
*Note: To read all habeus briefs in chronological and cumulative order:
- Dkt. 31 – Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Dkt. 32 – Memorandum of Law In Support of Amended Petition
- Dkt. 39 – State’s Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Dkt. 52 – Petitioner’s Reply in Support of Amended Peition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
October 2016–Chicago-based and highly regarded appellate attorney Kathleen Zellner has graciously agreed to represent Tim in his federal habeus corpus appeal which will take place in the Federal district of Central Tennessee in the court of Judge Eli Richardson. Ms. Zellner has exonerated 17 wrongfully convicted people and is hoping to add Tim to that total. She is currently Steven Avery‘s attorney (of Netflix’s Making a Murderer) and freed Ryan Ferguson from prison a few years ago here in Missouri from a bad murder conviction. It is widely known that Zellner only takes cases in which the defendant is actually innocent of their convictions, which is absolutely Tim’s case. She has identified several issues in Tim’s state appeals where the Tennessee courts erred in upholding Tim’s constitutional rights, and we are retaining her services to right these wrongs. Kathleen is assisted in this case by her associate Nick Curran, and the local Nashville attorney pro hac vice is Ben Perry. We are exceedingly happy to be represented by these massive forces for genuine justice and hope we are in the final battle that brings Tim home.