No. 20-5767
William Emmett LeCroy, Jr. v. United States
IFP
Tags: all-writs-act death-sentence district-court-discretion execution-date exigent-circumstances federal-district-court federal-procedure injunction judicial-modification stay-of-execution
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
May a federal district court reset or modify an execution date for a federally death-sentenced inmate in order to manage unforeseen exigent circumstances under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), without the traditional factors for a stay of execution or injunction?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED May a federal district court reset or modify an execution date for a federally deathsentenced inmate in order to manage unforeseen exigent circumstances under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), without the traditional factors for a stay of execution or injunction? i
Docket Entries
2020-09-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 22, 2020)
2020-09-22
Application (20A52) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2020-09-22
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-09-22
Application (20A52) referred to the Court.
2020-09-22
Reply of petitioner William Emmett LeCroy, Jr. filed.
2020-09-22
Application (20A52) denied by the Court.
2020-09-22
Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
William Emmett LeCroy, Jr.