FAULDER v. JOHNSON

No. 99-20542.

178 F.3d 741 (1999)

Joseph Stanley FAULDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division; Wayne Scott, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; Victor Rodriguez, Chairman, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; Tim Morgan, Warden, Ellis Unit, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; James Willett, Warden, Huntsville Unit, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Richard Thaler; Glenn Elliott; and Thomas Welch, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra Lynn Babcock, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Douglas A. Danzeiser, Gena Blount Bunn, Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JONES, WIENER and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Joseph Stanley Faulder is scheduled to be executed on June 17, 1999. Less than one week ago, this court rejected Faulder's challenge to the procedures used by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. This week, Faulder is pursuing a lawsuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1350 and § 1983, the purpose of which is to obtain a stay of his execution because of his alleged tort claim against Texas officials for violating international...

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