Torres v. Houston
Petitioner: Marco Enrique Torres, Jr.
Respondent: Robert Houston
Interested Party: Nebraska Attorney General
Case Number: 4:2013cv03027
Filed: February 6, 2013
Court: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Office: 4 Lincoln Office
Presiding Judge: Laurie Smith Camp
Presiding Judge: F.A. Gossett
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus: Death Penalty
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None

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December 9, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration (Filing No. 20 ) is denied. A certificate of appealability shall not issue in this action. The Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska shall provide a copy of this order to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copies sent as directed and mailed to pro se party)(AOA)
October 22, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Petitioner Marco Enrique Torres, Jr.'s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing No. 1 ) is dismissed with prejudice. Petitioner Marco Enrique Torres, Jr.'s requests for a new trial, an evidentiary hearing, and an expansion of the record are denied. A separate judgment will be entered in accordance with this Memorandum and Order. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(AOA)
February 27, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Upon initial review of the Petition (filing 1 ), the Court preliminarily determines that Petitioner's claims, as set forth in this Memorandum and Order, are potentially cognizable in federal court. Petitioner's Mot ion for Appointment of Counsel (filing 4 ) is denied without prejudice to reassertion. The Clerk of Court is directed to mail copies of this Memorandum and Order and the Petition to Respondent and the Nebraska Attorney General by regular first-cla ss mail. The Clerk of Court is directed to set a case management deadline in this case using the following text: April 16, 2013: deadline for Respondent to file state court records in support of answer or motion for summary judgment. The Clerk of Cou rt is directed to set a case management deadline in this case using the following text: May 16, 2013: check for Respondent to file answer and separate brief. Ordered by Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett. (Copy mailed as directed and to pro se party)(AOA)
February 7, 2013 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER - The Clerk shall randomly assign the pending (non-death penalty) habeas petition to one of the judges in the death penalty habeas corpus docket. If a subsequent habeas petition is filed challenging the death penalty case, that petition shall be assigned to the same judge drawn pursuant to paragraph 1 above. The pro se staff attorneys are not assigned to work on the cases mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 above. On the contrary, the judge to whom these cases are assigned shall use his or her chambers staff to process these cases. Ordered by Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(AOA)
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Interested party: Nebraska Attorney General
Represented By: Jon C. Bruning
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Petitioner: Marco Enrique Torres, Jr.
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