Hill v. Stephens, No. 4:2015cv00818 - Document 13 (S.D. Tex. 2016)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 11 MOTION for Summary Judgment with Brief in Support and this lawsuit is DISMISSED with prejudice. A certificate of appealability is GRANTED as to the issue of whether the state court was objectively unreasonable in determining that petitioner was not prejudiced by trial counsel's deficient performance during the punishment phase of his trial.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(arrivera, 4)