| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-8035 | 5th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2014 |
Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel to the petitioner in this case.
Issue: (1) Whether it is error to deny a habeas petitioner a certificate of appealability in a case in which the state supreme court was divided and another federal court of appeals would recognize his claim; and (2) whether the fact that the prosecutor did not expand the sentence to which the defendant was exposed prohibits a finding of prosecutorial vindictiveness.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Jan 20 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 20, 2015) |
| Feb 23 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 18, 2015. |
| Mar 18 2015 | Brief of respondents Marshall L. Fisher, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Apr 2 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2015. |
| Apr 2 2015 | Reply of petitioner Richard Gerald Jordan filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 17 2015 | Record Requested . |
| Apr 17 2015 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic. |
| Apr 20 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 24, 2015. |
| Apr 20 2015 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of Mississippi. The record is electronic. |
| Apr 22 2015 | Record received from Mississippi State Courts (4 boxes). |
| Apr 27 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 1, 2015. |
| May 4 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2015. |
| May 18 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2015. |
| May 26 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015. |
| Jun 1 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2015. |
| Jun 8 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 11, 2015. |
| Jun 15 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 18, 2015. |
| Jun 22 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015. |
| Jun 29 2015 | Petition DENIED Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| Jul 30 2015 | Records for the Southern Dist. of Mississippi, has been returned. |
