No. 23A713

Richard Lee Tabler v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-01
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: agency-duties death-penalty ineffective-assistance procedural-default state-habeas waiver-of-rights
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an attorney's complete abdication of agency duties during a client's waiver of state habeas review can constitute cause to excuse a procedural default and allow federal habeas review

Docket Entries

2024-02-27
Application (23A713) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 12, 2024.
2024-02-22
Application (23A713) to extend further the time from March 13, 2024 to April 12, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Written RequestProof of ServiceWritten RequestProof of Service
2024-02-05
Application (23A713) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 13, 2024.
2024-01-26
Application (23A713) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 12, 2024 to March 13, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Attorneys

Bobby Lumpkin
Tomee Morgan Heining — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Richard Tabler
Claudia Van Wyk — ACLU Capital Punishment Project, Petitioner