No. 24-6778 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
 
Title: Jessie Hoffman, Petitioner
v.
Gary Westcott, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, et al.
Docketed: March 16, 2025
Linked with: 24A893
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-70006)
   Decision Date: March 14, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 16 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
Petition Appendix Proof of Service Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Mar 16 2025 Application (24A893) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 17 2025 Brief of respondent Gary Westcott, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Other Proof of Service
Mar 17 2025 Amicus brief of State of Alabama submitted.
Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 18 2025 Reply of petitioner Jessie Hoffman filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 18 2025 Application (24A893) referred to the Court.
Mar 18 2025 Application (24A893) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would grant the application for stay of execution. Justice Gorsuch dissents. (Detached Opinion)
Mar 27 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
Apr 21 2025 The petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed as moot.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Andrianna Kastanek
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
353 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60654

AKastanek@jenner.com
Ph: 312-840-7285
Party name: Jessie Hoffman


Attorneys for Respondents
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga
Counsel of Record
Louisiana Department of Justice
1885 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

aguinagaj@ag.louisiana.gov
Ph: 225-506-3746
Party name: Gary Westcott, et al.


Other Attorneys
Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130

EDMUND.LACOUR@ALABAMAAG.GOV
Ph: 334-242-7300
Party name: State of Alabama