No. 18-8440
Travis Trevino Runnels v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: certificate-of-appealability circuit-court counsel-misconduct equitable-relief habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel procedural-default rule-60(b) rule-60b standard-of-review
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2019-06-20
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether certiorari should be granted when the circuit court improperly applied an 'overly rigid per se approach' in denying COA on petitioner's motion that he was entitled to equitable relief under Rule 60(b) due to habeas counsel's extreme misconduct
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED: | I. WHETHER CERTIORARI SHOULD BE GRANTED WHEN THE CIRCUIT COURT IMPROPERLY APPLIED AN “OVERLY RIGID PER SE APPROACH” IN DENYING COA ON PETITIONER’S MOTION THAT HE WAS ENTITLED TO EQUITABLE RELIEF UNDER RULE 60(b) DUE TO HABEAS COUNSEL’S EXTREME MISCONDUCT
Docket Entries
2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-24
Motion for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
2019-06-24
Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
2019-06-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-31
Reply of petitioner filed.
2019-05-31
Motion for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner.
2019-05-17
Brief of respondent in opposition filed.
2019-05-17
Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondent.
2019-04-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2019.
2019-04-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 17, 2019 to May 10, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-03-18
Motion (18M114) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
2019-02-27
MOTION (18M114) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2019)
2019-02-15
Motion (18M114) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
2018-10-31
Application (18A458) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 15, 2019.
2018-10-25
Application (18A458) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 17, 2018 to February 15, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Lorie Davis
Travis Trevino Runnels
Mark J. Pickett — Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Petitioner
Mark J. Pickett — Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Petitioner