Resendiz v. Livingston
Resendiz v. Livingston
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying Appellant’s motion for an injunction, restraining order, or stay of execution. Appellant seeks relief in the form of a stay of an execution, which is scheduled for later today, June 27, 2006. We AFFIRM the district court’s denial of relief essentially for the reasons expressed by the district court in its memorandum and order signed June 26, 2006. Resendiz v. Livingston, No. H-06-CV-818. See White v. Johnson, 429 F.3d 572 (5th Cir. 2005); Harris v. Johnson, 376 F.3d 414 (5th Cir. 2004). The request for stay is DENIED.
AFFIRMED; DENIED.
Concurring Opinion
concurring in the judgement:
Under the circumstances, I concur and agree with the district court’s disposition of the case. I continue to be concerned, however, about the tendency in some of our own opinions towards mechanically denying stays according only to the length of delay between execution setting and the date of the petition, as noted in my dissent in Harris v. Johnson, 376 F.3d 414, 419 (5th Cir. 2004). In Hill v. McDonough, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 2096, 165 L.Ed.2d 44
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- Angel Maturino RESENDIZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Brad LIVINGSTON, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Douglas Dretke, Director, Correctional Institutions Division Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Charles O’Reilly, Senior Warden, Huntsville Unit; Unknown Executioners, Defendants-Appellees
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