No. 11-1391     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Elroy Chester, Petitioner
v.
Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Docketed:May 21, 2012
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-70023)
  Decision Date:December 30, 2011
  Rehearing Denied:February 13, 2012

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 14 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2012)
May 14 2012 Appendix of petitioner filed.
Jun 20 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 20, 2012.
Jun 20 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities filed.
Aug 10 2012 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 17, 2012.
Sep 17 2012 Brief of respondent Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in opposition filed.
Oct 1 2012 Reply of petitioner Elroy Chester filed. (Distributed)
Oct 3 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2012.
Oct 29 2012 Petition DENIED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Susan Orlansky Feldman Orlansky & Sanders(907) 272-3528
500 L Street, Suite 400
Anchorage, AK  99501
orlansky@frozenlaw.com
Party name: Elroy Chester
Attorneys for Respondent:
Beth Klusmann Assistant Solicitor General(512) 463-2100
Post Office Box 12548
Austin, TX  78711-2548
beth.klusmann@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Party name: Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Other:
Jordan Steiker Capital Punishment Center(512) 232-1346
University of Texas School of Law
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX  78705
jsteiker@law.uttexas.edu
Party name: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities