Scott Panetti v. William Stephens, Director, No. 14-70037 (5th Cir. 2014)

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Case: 14-70037 Document: 00512855649 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/03/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 14-70037 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED SCOTT PANETTI December 3, 2014 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Petitioner - Appellant v. WILLIAM STEPHENS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION, Respondent - Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 1:04-CV-42 Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* We STAY the execution pending further order of the court to allow us to fully consider the late arriving and complex legal questions at issue in this matter. 1 An order setting a briefing schedule and oral argument will follow. Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. * 1 See 28 U.S.C. § 2251(a)(3); McFarland v. Scott, 512 U.S. 849, 858 (1994).

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