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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.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/20/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2021)
09/13/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2021 to October 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
09/14/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2021.
09/23/2021Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
10/13/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 25, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
10/14/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is further extended to and including November 9, 2021.
11/09/2021Brief of respondent Bobby Lumpkin, Director in opposition filed.
11/23/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
11/23/2021Reply of petitioner James Garfield Broadnax filed. (Distributed)
12/06/2021Record Requested.
12/07/2021Record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is available on PACER.
12/16/2021Record received from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The record is electronic and contains sealed materials.
12/29/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
01/18/2022Petition DENIED.