Mitchell v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on August 25, 2020

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-5398	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: (1) Whether, after Pe"a-Rodriguez, district courts can validly bar death sentenced inmates from interviewing trial jurors post-verdict concerning racial bias during deliberations; and (2) whether a change in decisional law such as Pe"a-Rodriguez is an "extraordinary circumstance" that justifies reopening under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6).

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Court allows government to proceed with execution of Native American inmate (Amy Howe, August 26, 2020)
Native American inmate asks court to stay execution (Amy Howe, August 19, 2020)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
08/13/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 17, 2020)
08/19/2020	Application (20A30) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kagan.
08/20/2020	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
08/21/2020	Reply of petitioner Lezmond Charles Mitchell filed.
08/25/2020	Application (20A30) referred to the Court.
08/25/2020	Petition DENIED.
08/25/2020	Application (20A30) denied by the Court.