BEETS v. TEXAS BD. OF PARDONS & PAROLES

No. 00-50133.

205 F.3d 192 (2000)

Betty Lou BEETS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS & PAROLES; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Margulies, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Erik E. Cary, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Before us are a notice of appeal and brief on appeal by death-sentenced petitioner Betty Lou Beets, who seeks review of the district court's refusal to stay her execution presently scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on February 24, 2000. We agree with the district court's determination that it had no authority to stay an execution in a § 1983 case, and we therefore affirm.

Some anomalies in the filings before this court should be noted. First, petitioner...

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