BUTTS (DEATH PENALTY) v. CHATMAN et al
Defendant: BRUCE CHATMAN
Petitioner: ROBERT EARL BUTTS
Respondent: GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION PRISON
Case Number: 5:2013cv00194
Filed: May 30, 2013
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Office: Macon Office
County: Butts
Presiding Judge: Hugh Lawson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Ptn for Writ of H/C - Stay of Execution
Jury Demanded By: None

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April 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER DENYING 54 Motion Relief From a Final Judgment, Order, Or Proceeding Pursuant to Federal Rule 60(b) and DENYING 60 Motion to Stay. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 4/23/2018. (tlh)
October 16, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER DENYING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by ROBERT EARL BUTTS. The Court issues a COA on the following issue: Trial and appellate counsel were ineffective for failing to investigate, develop, and present mitigating evidence during the sentencing phase of Butts's trial. In relation to all other claims, grounds, and issues raised in 1 Butts's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, the Court finds the standard for the grant of a COA has not been met. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 10/16/2015. (tlh)
January 15, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER DENYING 19 Motion for Discovery and an Evidentiary Hearing and instructs the Parties to comply with the September 30, 2013 Scheduling Order for future briefs. Ordered by U.S. District Judge Marc Thomas Treadwell on 1/15/2014. (tlh)
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Petitioner: ROBERT EARL BUTTS
Represented By: PHILIP E HOLLADAY, JR
Represented By: W. Ray Persons
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Respondent: GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION PRISON
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Defendant: BRUCE CHATMAN
Represented By: SABRINA D GRAHAM
Represented By: Richard Tangum
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