Case Name: Smith v. Colson, Warden; Cantu v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division; Middlebrooks v. Colson, Warden; Newbury v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division; Woods v. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-26
Citations: 566 U.S. 901
Docket Number: No. 10-8629; No. 10-11031; No. 11-5067; No. 11-6969; No. 11-7978
Parties: Smith v. Colson, Warden. Cantu v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Middlebrooks v. Colson, Warden. Newbury v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Woods v. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 566
Pages: 901–902

Head Matter:
No. 10-8629.
No. 10-11031.
Smith v. Colson, Warden. Cantu v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Middlebrooks v. Colson, Warden. Newbury v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Woods v. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary.

Opinion:
C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 381 Fed. Appx. 547;
C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 632 F. 3d 157;
No. 11-5067.
No. 11-6969.
No. 11-7978.
C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 619 F. 3d 526;
C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 437 Fed. Appx. 290; and
C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 655 F. 3d 886. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Martinez v. Ryan, ante, p. 1.