Steven Richard Taylor v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
Question not identified.
No question identified. : of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirming the denial of federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2254. 2. This Court’s jurisdiction rests on 28 U.S.C. §1254. 3. Petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the circuit court of the Fourth Circuit in and for Duval County, Florida. 4. On April 11, 2023, Petitioner’s appeal was denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Attachment A). A timely motion for rehearing and rehearing en banc was filed and on June 26, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit denied the motion for rehearing (Attachment B). Petitioner’s time to petition for certiorari in this Court expires September 24, 2023. 5. Petitioner shows the following good cause in support of this request. 6. On August 17, 2023, without notice, Michael Duane Zack’s warrant was signed and his execution is scheduled for October 3, 2023. Undersigned represents Mr. Zack and is responsible for the anticipated litigation before the federal courts. In addition, co-counsel in Mr. Taylor’s case has also been assisting with the warrant litigation in Mr. Zack’s case. Due to the extreme time pressures of death warrant litigation along with counsels’ other obligations and administrative duties, undersigned has little time to devote to preparing Mr. Taylor’s petition for writ of certiorari. WHEREFORE, Petitioner, through his undersigned counsel, respectfully requests an extension of time of sixty (60) days within which to file the Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on the above-styled case. I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing motion has been furnished by United States Mail, first-class postage prepaid, to all counsel of record on August 23, 2023. /s/ Linda McDermott Linda McDermott Chief, Capital Habeas Unit /s/ Sean Gunn Assistant Federal Defender Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Florida 227 N. Bronough St., Suite 4200 Tallahassee, FL 32301-1300 (850) 942-8818 sean_gunn@fd.org Attorney for Steven Richard Taylor