STRICKLAND v. THALER

No. 11-40317.

701 F.3d 171 (2012)

Tony STRICKLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony James Strickland, Angleton, TX, pro se.

Melissa L. Hargis , Postconviction Lit. Div., Greg Abbot , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and GARZA and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Tony Strickland, a Texas state prisoner, exhausted his state remedies and moved to file a habeas corpus petition. The district court dismissed the application without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2244, holding the petition is a second or successive petition. Strickland appeals, contending this petition is not a second or successive petition within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. §...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases