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Brandon Bernard v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-70021 · judgment September 9, 2020


Certiorari denied · December 10, 2020

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert Charles Owen
Law Office of Robert C. Owen, LLC

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history

Linked docket
20A110

Argument & decision

Decided December 10, 2020.

Proceedings

  1. Dec 10 2020
    Reply of petitioner Brandon Bernard filed.
  2. Dec 10 2020
    Supplemental brief in support of stay application filed.
  3. Dec 10 2020
    Second Supp. to Stay of Execution of Brandon Bernard not accepted for filing. (December 10, 2020 -- corrected version docketed above)
  4. Dec 10 2020
    Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari and application for stay. (Detached Opinion)
  5. Dec 10 2020
    Application (20A110) referred to the Court.
  6. Dec 10 2020
    Application (20A110) denied by the Court. Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan would grant the application. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari and application for stay. (Detached opinion)
  7. Dec 09 2020
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  8. Dec 08 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2021)
  9. Dec 08 2020
    Application (20A110) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.