No. 19-5561
Stephen Michael West v. Tony Parker, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Correction, et al.
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
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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
Tony Parker, et al.