| No. 24-7351 *** CAPITAL CASE *** |
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| Title: |
Terry Pitchford, Petitioner v. Burl Cain, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 3, 2025 |
| Linked with: | 24A1022 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-70009) |
| Decision Date: | January 17, 2025 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 28, 2025 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Apr 18 2025 | Application (24A1022) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 28, 2025 to June 27, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito. Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service |
| Apr 23 2025 | Application (24A1022) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 28, 2025. |
| May 28 2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 3, 2025) Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service |
| Jun 16 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 3, 2025 to August 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Jun 18 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 4, 2025. |
| Jul 03 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Linda Lee, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 03 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Elected Prosecutors, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 03 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 01 2025 | Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 15 2025 | Reply of petitioner Terry Pitchford filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 21 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025. |
| Oct 06 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025. |
| Oct 14 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025. |
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| Dec 01 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025. |
| Dec 08 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025. |
| Dec 15 2025 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether, under the standards set forth in AEDPA, 28 U. S. C. ยง2254(d), the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably determined that petitioner waived his right to rebut the prosecutor's asserted race-neutral reasons for exercising peremptory strikes against four black jurors. |
| Jan 28 2026 | Brief of petitioner Terry Pitchford filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 28 2026 | Joint appendix Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 filed. (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Main Document Main Document Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 30 2026 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amici curiae of Linda Lee, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amici curiae of Fair and Just Prosecution, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2026 | Brief amici curiae of Habeas Corpus Scholars filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 10 2026 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |