No. 19-5561

Stephen Michael West v. Tony Parker, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Correction, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment bucklew-standard bucklew-v-precythe civil-procedure civil-rights due-process eighth-amendment lethal-injection method-of-execution res-judicata section-1983 standing
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

When an inmate's § 1983 challenge to a state's method of execution meets the timeliness and pleading requirements of this Court's decision in Bucklew, is the nature of the relief sought to be determined from the face of the complaint?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

When an inmate's § 1983 challenge to a state's method of execution meets the timeliness and pleading requirements of this Court's decision in Bucklew, is the nature of the relief sought to be determined from the face of the complaint?

Docket Entries

2019-08-15
Application (19A161) referred to the Court.
2019-08-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-15
Application (19A161) denied by the Court.
2019-08-14
Reply of petitioner Stephen West filed.
2019-08-14
Reply of applicant Stephen West filed.
2019-08-13
Brief of respondents Tony Parker, et al. in opposition filed.
2019-08-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 11, 2019)
2019-08-12
Application (19A161) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Stephen West
Stephen Michael KissingerFederal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Petitioner
Tony Parker, et al.
Sarah Keeton CampbellTennessee Office of the Attorney General, Respondent