Schexnayder v. Vannoy
Petition for certiorari denied on December 9, 2019
Issue: Whether jurists of reason could debate whether to apply deference under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act to a state court decision arising out of a secret, 13-year-long policy to deny all pro se prisoner writ applications without judicial review.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/18/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2019) |
| 03/18/2019 | Waiver of right of respondent Darrel Vannoy to respond filed. |
| 03/25/2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Darrel Vannoy. |
| 03/28/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019. |
| 03/29/2019 | Blanket Consent and letter filed by Petitioner, Louie M. Schexnayder |
| 04/04/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/08/2019 | Affidavit of Service filed with respect to the brief of amicus curiae for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. |
| 04/08/2019 | Certificate of Compliance filed with respect to the brief of amicus curiae for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. |
| 04/09/2019 | Response Requested. (Due May 9, 2019) |
| 04/17/2019 | Motion of Darrel Vannoy for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (April 22, 2019 -- Corrected version submitted) |
| 04/17/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2019 to June 10, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 04/22/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 10, 2019. |
| 05/01/2019 | Letter and Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party received from petitioner. |
| 06/10/2019 | Brief of respondent Darrel Vannoy in opposition filed. |
| 06/26/2019 | Reply of petitioner Louie M. Schexnayder filed. |
| 06/27/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019. |
| 09/24/2019 | Rescheduled. |
| 10/07/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019. |
| 10/10/2019 | Rescheduled. |
| 10/15/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019. |
| 10/16/2019 | Rescheduled. |
| 10/28/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019. |
| 10/28/2019 | Rescheduled. |
| 11/04/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019. |
| 11/06/2019 | Rescheduled. |
| 11/12/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019. |
| 11/18/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019. |
| 12/02/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019. |
| 12/09/2019 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |