| No. 17-6075 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | Keith Tharpe, Petitioner v. Eric Sellers, Warden |
| Docketed: | September 23, 2017 |
| Linked with 17A330 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (17-14027) |
| Decision Date: | September 21, 2017 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 23 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2017) |
| Sep 23 2017 | Application (17A330) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Sep 26 2017 | Brief of respondent Eric Sellers, Warden in opposition filed. |
| Sep 26 2017 | Application (17A330) referred to the Court. |
| Sep 26 2017 | Reply of petitioner Keith Tharpe filed. |
| Sep 26 2017 | Application (17A330) granted by the Court. The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate 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. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would deny the application. |
| Oct 02 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| Oct 10 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/13/2017. |
| Oct 23 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017. |
| Oct 30 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2017. |
| Nov 06 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2017. |
| Nov 13 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2017. |
| Nov 27 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
| Dec 04 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017. |
| Dec 26 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito and Justice Gorsuch join, dissenting. (Detached Opinion). |
| Feb 09 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Brian S. Kammer Counsel of Record | Georgia Resource Center 303 Elizabeth St. NE Atlanta, GA 30307 | (404)-222-9202 |
| Party name: Keith Tharpe | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Sabrina D. Graham Counsel of Record | 40 Capitol Sq., SW Atlanta, GA 30334 | (404) 656-7659 |
| Party name: Eric Sellers, Warden | ||