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Broadnax v. Lumpkin

Petition for certiorari denied on January 18, 2022
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-267 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) and Cullen v. Pinholster, a federal habeas petitioner may present evidence of a prosecutor’s racially discriminatory intent in support of a claim under Batson v. Kentucky when the evidence was not available to the petitioner during state court Batson proceedings.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Aug 20 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2021)
Sep 13 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2021 to October 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 14 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2021.
Sep 23 2021Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
Oct 13 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Oct 14 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2021.
Nov 09 2021Brief of respondent Bobby Lumpkin, Director in opposition filed.
Nov 23 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
Nov 23 2021Reply of petitioner James Garfield Broadnax filed. (Distributed)
Dec 06 2021Record Requested.
Dec 07 2021Record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is available on PACER.
Dec 16 2021Record received from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The record is electronic and contains sealed materials.
Dec 29 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 18 2022Petition DENIED.