Chestnut v. Allen
Petition for certiorari denied on May 22, 2023
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit violated 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) limitations and needlessly overturned a state death sentence on an insubstantial premise that respondent"s mental health evidence was not afforded "meaningful consideration and effect" when the judge stated at sentencing that he had considered all the mental health evidence but did not explicitly reference respondent"s eating disorder.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/21/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2022) |
| 12/21/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2022 to January 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/21/2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| 12/22/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 23, 2023. |
| 01/18/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 23, 2023 to February 22, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/19/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 22, 2023. |
| 02/22/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 22, 2023 to March 24, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/24/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including March 24, 2023. |
| 03/24/2023 | Brief of respondent Quincy Allen in opposition filed. |
| 03/24/2023 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Quincy Allen. |
| 04/12/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023. |
| 04/13/2023 | Reply of petitioner Lydell Chestnut filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/17/2023 | Record Requested. |
| 04/18/2023 | The record for the U.S.C.A.-4th Circuit is available on PACER. |
| 04/18/2023 | Electronic record received from the U.S.D.C.-South Carolina. |
| 04/19/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023. |
| 05/15/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023. |
| 05/22/2023 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| 05/22/2023 | Petition DENIED. |