Michael A.Tanzi v. Governor of Florida, et al
Plaintiff: MICHAEL ANTHONY TANZI
Defendant: GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF FLORIDA, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, IAN BERRY, Coordinator, Office of Executive Clemency, CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONER FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW, RICHARD DAVISON, Commissioner of the Florida Commission on Offender Review, SUSAN MICHELLE WHITWORTH, Commissioner of the Florida Commission on Offender Review, BRANDY FORTUNE, Capital Punishment Research Specialist; Florida Commission on Offender Review, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CLEMENCY INVESTIGATIONS, Florida Commission on OffenderReview, WENDY SCHULTE, Commission Investigator for the Florida Commission on Offender Review and KARYN ROTH, Commission Investigator for the Florida Commission on Offender Review
Case Number: 25-11082
Filed: April 3, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER: Michael Anthony Tanzis death has mooted this appeal. Therefore, the Clerk is directed to close this case. WHP, JP and BL (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 04/14/2025 02:54 PM]
April 10, 2025 Filing 12 USDC Order granting IFP as to Appellant Michael Anthony Tanzi was filed on 04/10/2025. Docket Entry 35. [Entered: 04/10/2025 01:00 PM]
April 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: Motion For Stay of Execution filed by Appellant Michael Anthony Tanzi is DENIED. [ # 6 ] WHP, JP and BL (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 04/04/2025 04:22 PM]
April 4, 2025 Filing 10 RESPONSE to Motion to stay execution filed by Appellant Michael Anthony Tanzi [ # 6 ] filed by Attorney Scott A. Browne for Appellees Attorney General, State of Florida, Ian Berry, Chairman, Commissioner Florida Commission on Offender Review, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Richard Davison, Director, Office of Clemency Investigations, Brandy Fortune, Governor of Florida, Karyn Roth, Wendy Schulte and Susan Michelle Whitworth. [25-11082] (ECF: Scott Browne) [Entered: 04/04/2025 12:04 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 9 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM SUBMITTED by Attorney Terri L. Backhus for Appellant Michael Anthony Tanzi. No hearings. [25-11082] (ECF: Terri Backhus) [Entered: 04/03/2025 04:16 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 8 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Terri L. Backhus for Appellant Michael Anthony Tanzi. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-11082] (ECF: Terri Backhus) [Entered: 04/03/2025 04:07 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 7 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Scott A. Browne for Appellees Attorney General, State of Florida, Ian Berry, Chairman, Commissioner Florida Commission on Offender Review, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Richard Davison, Director, Office of Clemency Investigations, Brandy Fortune, Governor of Florida, Karyn Roth, Wendy Schulte and Susan Michelle Whitworth. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-11082] (ECF: Scott Browne) [Entered: 04/03/2025 04:05 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION to stay execution filed by Michael Anthony Tanzi. Motion is Opposed. [6] [25-11082] (ECF: Terri Backhus) [Entered: 04/03/2025 03:44 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 5 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Terri L. Backhus for Michael Anthony Tanzi. Related cases? No. [25-11082] (ECF: Terri Backhus) [Entered: 04/03/2025 03:35 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 4 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Joshua Schow for Attorney General, State of Florida, Ian Berry, Chairman, Commissioner Florida Commission on Offender Review, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Richard Davison, Director, Office of Clemency Investigations, Brandy Fortune, Governor of Florida, Karyn Roth, Wendy Schulte and Susan Michelle Whitworth. Related cases? No. [25-11082] (ECF: Joshua Schow) [Entered: 04/03/2025 02:54 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 3 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Christina Zuccaro Pacheco for Attorney General, State of Florida, Ian Berry, Chairman, Commissioner Florida Commission on Offender Review, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Richard Davison, Director, Office of Clemency Investigations, Brandy Fortune, Governor of Florida, Karyn Roth, Wendy Schulte and Susan Michelle Whitworth. Related cases? No. [25-11082] (ECF: Christina Pacheco) [Entered: 04/03/2025 02:53 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 2 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Scott A. Browne, Governor of Florida, et al Related cases? No. [25-11082] (ECF: Scott Browne) [Entered: 04/03/2025 02:51 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 1 DEATH PENALTY APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Attorney Terri L. Backhus for Appellant Michael Anthony Tanzi on 04/03/2025. Fee Status: Fee Not Paid. No hearings to be transcribed. [Entered: 04/03/2025 01:13 PM]

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Plaintiff: MICHAEL ANTHONY TANZI
Represented By: Terri L. Backhus
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Defendant: GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
Represented By: Joshua Schow
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Defendant: IAN BERRY, Coordinator, Office of Executive Clemency
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Defendant: RICHARD DAVISON, Commissioner of the Florida Commission on Offender Review
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Defendant: SUSAN MICHELLE WHITWORTH, Commissioner of the Florida Commission on Offender Review
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Defendant: BRANDY FORTUNE, Capital Punishment Research Specialist; Florida Commission on Offender Review
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Defendant: DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CLEMENCY INVESTIGATIONS, Florida Commission on OffenderReview
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Defendant: WENDY SCHULTE, Commission Investigator for the Florida Commission on Offender Review
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Defendant: KARYN ROTH, Commission Investigator for the Florida Commission on Offender Review
Represented By: Joshua Schow
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