Skinner v. Switzer, 09–9000.

Decision Date24 May 2010
Docket NumberNo. 09–9000.,09–9000.
PartiesHenry W. SKINNER, petitioner, v. Lynn SWITZER, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
Opinion

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted.

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  • Skinner v. Switzer
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • March 7, 2011
    ...be brought as a petition for writ of habeas corpus," id., at 303. On Skinner's petition,6 we granted certiorari, 560 U.S. 924, 130 S.Ct. 3323, 176 L.Ed.2d 1219 (2010), and now reverse the Fifth Circuit's judgment.IIA Because this case was resolved on a motion to dismiss for failure to state......

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