Dunn v. DeBruce

Petition for certiorari denied on June 15, 2015

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
14-807	11th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2014

Issue: (1) Whether the state courts were objectively unreasonable when they held that DeBruce failed to establish that his counsel performed deficiently at the penalty phase of his trial; and (2) whether the state courts were objectively unreasonable when they held that DeBruce had not been prejudiced by his counsel"s performance.

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Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, May 27, 2015)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/15/2014	Application (14A304) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 9, 2014 to January 8, 2015, submitted to Justice Thomas.
09/19/2014	Application (14A304) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 8, 2015.
01/08/2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 11, 2015)
01/08/2015	Appendix of Kim T. Thomas, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections filed.
01/21/2015	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 13, 2015.
03/13/2015	Brief of respondent Derrick Anthony DeBruce in opposition filed.
03/23/2015	Reply of petitioner Kim T. Thomas, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections filed.
03/25/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2015.
03/26/2015	Record Requested .
04/15/2015	Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit (1 envelope).
04/20/2015	Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Alabama (3 boxes).
04/21/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2015.
05/13/2015	Rescheduled.
05/18/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2015.
05/19/2015	Rescheduled.
05/26/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 28, 2015.
06/01/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 4, 2015.
06/08/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 11, 2015.
06/15/2015	Petition DENIED.
07/15/2015	Records from U.S.D.C. Northern Dist. of Alabama has been returned.