No. 14-10486     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Curtis Giovanni Flowers, Petitioner
v.
Mississippi
Docketed:June 29, 2015
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Mississippi
  Case Nos.:(2010-DP-01348-SCT)
  Decision Date:November 13, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:March 26, 2015

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 23 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 29, 2015)
Jul 31 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 28, 2015.
Sep 3 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 11, 2015.
Sep 11 2015 Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed.
Sep 28 2015 Reply of petitioner Curtis Giovanni Flowers filed.
Oct 1 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 16, 2015.
Oct 5 2015 Record Requested .
Oct 20 2015 Record received from the Supreme Court of Mississippi (3 boxes).
Oct 22 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015.
May 23 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016.
May 31 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2016.
Jun 6 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016.
Jun 13 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2016.
Jun 20 2016 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Foster v. Chatman, 578 U. S. ___ (2016). Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from the decision to grant, vacate, and remand. (Detached Opinion)
Jun 22 2016 Record from the Supreme Court of Mississippi has been returned.
Jul 22 2016 MANDATE ISSUED
Jul 22 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Sheri Lynn Johnson Professor of Law(607) 255-3805
Cornell Law School
158-B Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY  14853
slj8@cornell.edu
Party name: Curtis Giovanni Flowers
Attorneys for Respondent:
Jason L. Davis Special Assistant Attorney General(601) 359-3680
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General
Post Office Box 220
Jackson, MS  39205-0220
Party name: Mississippi