No. 20-922

Lisa Marie Montgomery v. Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting Attorney General, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2021-01-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights district-court due-process federal-regulations first-impression judicial-procedure legal-standard standing summary-reversal
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

whether the director may designate a new execution date while a stay is in place

Question Presented (from Petition)

question presented is whether, consistent with § 26.3(a)(1), the Director may designate a new execution date for a person condemned to death while a stay of that person’s execution is in place. 2. A panel of the D.C. Circuit summarily reversed the reasoned decision of the district court on a motion and without full briefing. The second question presented is whether a federal court of appeals may summarily reverse the decision of a district court on an important question of first impression.

Docket Entries

2021-01-12
Reply of petitioner Lisa Marie Montgomery filed.
2021-01-12
Application (20A121) referred to the Court.
2021-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-12
Application (20A121) denied by the Court.
2021-01-11
Brief of respondents Jeffrey A. Rosen, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-01-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 8, 2021)
2021-01-09
Application (20A121) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Jeffrey Rosen, et al.
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Lisa Marie Montgomery
Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGowO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Petitioner
Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGowO'Melveny & Myers LLP, Petitioner