No. 19-239

Larry Benzon, Warden v. Troy Michael Kell

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: appeal appeals appellate-review capital-case capital-punishment collateral-order-doctrine district-court federalism habeas-corpus rhines-v-weber stay
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court's order staying and abeying a capital prisoner's habeas corpus petition under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005), is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a district court’s order staying and abeying a capital prisoner’s habeas corpus petition under Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005), is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine.

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-14
Rule 35.3 notice of substitution of public officer received.
Main Document
2019-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-30
Reply of petitioner Larry Benzon, Warden, Utah State Prison filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-10-29
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed.
Main Document
2019-10-23
Brief of respondent Troy Michael Kell in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2019-10-23
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Troy Michael Kell.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2019-09-23
Brief amici curiae of State of Indiana, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2019-09-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2019.
2019-09-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2019 to October 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2019-08-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2019)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Larry Benzon, Warden, Utah State Prison
Tyler Green — Utah Solicitor General, Petitioner
Tyler Green — Utah Solicitor General, Petitioner
State of Indiana
Thomas M. Fisher — Amicus
Thomas M. Fisher — Amicus
Troy Michael Kell
Dale A. Baich — Arizona Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit, Respondent
Dale A. Baich — Arizona Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit, Respondent
Lindsey Layer — Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, Respondent
Lindsey Layer — Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, Respondent