Ochoa v. Collier

Petition for certiorari denied on February 7, 2020

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19-7572	5th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether a state actor can insulate unconstitutional policies and practices from judicial review by asserting that the upcoming execution of the plaintiff serves as an irrefutable endpoint to any harm, rendering the state actor"s policies and practices non-justiciable; and (2) whether a state actor violates a death row inmate"s due process rights when it interferes in the clemency process by preventing the condemned individual from submitting evidence to support his request for clemency.

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Justices allow Texas execution to go forward (Amy Howe, February 7, 2020)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/05/2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 6, 2020)
02/05/2020	Application (19A876) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
02/06/2020	Brief of respondent Bryan Collier, et al. in opposition filed.
02/06/2020	Application (19A876) referred to the Court.
02/06/2020	Reply of petitioner Abel Ochoa filed.
02/06/2020	Application (19A876) denied by the Court.
02/06/2020	Petition DENIED.