| No. 18A985 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | Patrick Henry Murphy, Applicant v. Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al. |
| Docketed: | March 28, 2019 |
| Linked with 18-9832 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-70007) |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 28 2019 | Application (18A985) for a stay of execution of sentence of death pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 28 2019 | Response to application from respondent Bryan Collier, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Mar 28 2019 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 28 2019 | Application (18A985) referred to the Court. |
| Mar 28 2019 | Application (18A985) granted by the Court. The application for a stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is granted. The State may not carry out Murphy’s execution pending the timely filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari unless the State permits Murphy’s Buddhist spiritual advisor or another Buddhist reverend of the State’s choosing to accompany Murphy in the execution chamber during the execution. JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE GORSUCH would deny the application for a stay of execution. Justice Kavanaugh, concurring in grant of application for stay. (Detached Opinion) |
| May 13 2019 | Justice Kavanaugh concurs in grant of application for stay. Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch join, dissents from grant of application for stay. (Detached opinions) |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| David R. Dow Counsel of Record | University of Houston Law Ctr. 4604 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77204-6060 ddow@central.uh.edu | 7137432171 |
| Party name: Patrick Henry Murphy | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Matthew Dennis Ottoway Counsel of Record | Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 matthew.ottoway@oag.texas.gov | 5124637463 |
| Party name: Bryan Collier, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Eric Christopher Rassbach Counsel of Record | 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 erassbach@becketlaw.org | 2029550095 |
| Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | ||