No. 18-6834

Dexter Johnson v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: death-penalty eighth-amendment federal-death-penalty federal-habeas federal-procedure final-judgment fourteenth-amendment habeas-corpus rule-58
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Punishment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER RULE 58 FOR A FINAL
JUDGMENT IN DISTRICT COURT FOR A FEDERAL DEATH
PENALTY HABEAS PETITION UNDER THE EIGHTH AND
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS AS INTERPRETED BY THIS
COURT?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

What are the requirements under Rule 58 for a final judgment in district court for a federal death penalty habeas petition under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as interpreted by this Court?

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-20
Brief of respondent Lorie Davis in opposition filed.
2019-01-25
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 27, 2019.
2019-01-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 28, 2019 to February 27, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-12-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 28, 2019.
2018-12-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2018 to January 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-11-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 27, 2018)

Attorneys

Dexter Johnson
Patrick F. McCannLaw offices of Patrick F. McCann, Petitioner
Lorie Davis
Ellen Stewart-KleinOffice of the Attorney General of Texas, Respondent