--- title: "Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal" citation: "523 U.S. 637 (1998)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-MARTINEZ-VILLAREAL-523-US-637" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-523/pdf/USREPORTS-523-637.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-MARTINEZ-VILLAREAL-523-US-637/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal ## Holding or rule used A previously presented Ford claim dismissed as premature and re-presented when ripe was treated as part of the first application. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked classification module. State-habeas holdings are not silently converted into complete § 2255 rules; judgment, filing history, ripeness, circuit procedure, timing, and requested relief remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 523 U.S. 637 (1998), 523 U.S. 643–45: ## Used in - [Later Section 2255 Filings — Classification and Authorization](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-later-filings-classification-and-authorization.md)