Randolph v. Lynaugh

Mar 28, 1988
No. 87-6382
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of petitioner for ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioner is allowed until April 18, 1988, within which to pay the ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍docketing fee required by Rule 45(a) and to submit a petition for writ of certiorari in compliance ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍with Rule 33 of the Rules of this Court.





Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

For the reasons ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍expressed in Brown v. Herald Co., 464 U. S. 928 (1983), we would deny the petition for writ of certiorari without reaching ‍​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍the merits of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis.