Frank Atwood v. David Shinn
34 F.4th 1124
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 31, 202222-70084California226 words
Opinion
Opinion
FILED
FOR PUBLICATION
MAY 31 2022
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
FRANK JARVIS ATWOOD, No. 22-70084
Applicant, Nos. District of Arizona v. Tucson
DAVID SHINN, Director,
Respondent. ORDER
Before: S.R. THOMAS, Capital Case Coordinator and Circuit Judge.
On May 27, 2022, the three judge panel issued an order denying the
application for leave to file a second or successive habeas petition in the district
court. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(E), parties are not permitted to file a
petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc as to the panel’s action. However,
rehearing en banc may be granted if a judge sua sponte requests a vote on whether
to rehear the panel’s order en banc. See Thompson v. Calderon, 151 F.3d 918, 922
(9th Cir. 1998) (en banc). Pursuant to the rules applicable to capital cases when an execution date has
been scheduled, a deadline was established for any judge to request a vote on
whether the panel’s order denying the application…