Docket for 11-6969
| No. 11-6969 | *** CAPITAL CASE *** |
| Title: |
| Donald Keith Newbury, Petitioner |
| v. |
| Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
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| Docketed: | October 20, 2011 |
| Linked with 11A703 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (10-70028) |
| Decision Date: | July 14, 2011 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 12 2011 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 21, 2011) |
| Nov 21 2011 |
Brief of respondent Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in opposition filed. |
| Dec 1 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2012. |
| Jan 25 2012 |
Application (11A703) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Scalia. |
| Jan 25 2012 |
Application (11A703) granted by Justice Scalia. It is ordered that the execution of sentence of death is stayed pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay terminates automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
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| Mar 21 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 23, 2012. |
| Mar 26 2012 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U. S. ___ (2012). |
| Apr 27 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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