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Barefoot v. Estelle

Citations: 460 U.S. 1067; 103 S. Ct. 1519; 75 L. Ed. 2d 944; 51 U.S.L.W. 3720; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 3766Docket: No. 82-6080 (A-773)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States; April 3, 1983; Federal Supreme Court; Federal Appellate Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

Certiorari was granted by the 5th Circuit in the case referenced as 459 U.S. 1169. The petitioner's motion for divided argument to allow the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. to present oral argument as amicus curiae was approved. Additionally, the application from the petitioner's counsel seeking a stay of further proceedings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (case No. 82-1680) was granted, pending the issuance of the judgment from this Court. However, the request for a stay of further proceedings in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas was denied.

Legal Issues Addressed

Amicus Curiae Participation

Application: The petitioner's motion was approved to allow the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. to present oral arguments as an amicus curiae.

Reasoning: The petitioner's motion for divided argument to allow the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. to present oral argument as amicus curiae was approved.

Certiorari Grant

Application: The Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Reasoning: Certiorari was granted by the 5th Circuit in the case referenced as 459 U.S. 1169.

Denial of Stay in District Court

Application: The request for a stay of proceedings in the District Court for the Western District of Texas was denied by the Supreme Court.

Reasoning: However, the request for a stay of further proceedings in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas was denied.

Stay of Proceedings in Appellate Court

Application: The Court granted a stay of further proceedings in the Fifth Circuit pending the issuance of the judgment.

Reasoning: Additionally, the application from the petitioner's counsel seeking a stay of further proceedings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (case No. 82-1680) was granted, pending the issuance of the judgment from this Court.