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)
 
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 Document Proof 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.
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)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
David R. Dow
Counsel of Record
University of Houston Law Ctr.
4604 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77204-6060

ddow@central.uh.edu
Ph: 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
Ph: 5124637463
Party name: Bryan Collier, et al.


Other Attorneys
Eric Christopher Rassbach
Counsel of Record
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

erassbach@becketlaw.org
Ph: 2029550095
Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty