Case Name: Bracy v. Gramley, Warden
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1997-01-10
Citations: 519 U.S. 1074
Docket Number: No. 96-6133
Parties: Bracy v. Gramley, Warden.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 519
Pages: 1074–1074

Head Matter:
No. 96-6133.
Bracy v. Gramley, Warden.

Opinion:
C. A. 7th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether a habeas petitioner who was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to death in a trial before a judge who admittedly accepted bribes in other contemporaneous criminal cases is entitled to discovery to support his claim that he was denied the right to a trial before an impartial judge?" Brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Friday, February 21, 1997. Brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Friday, March 21, 1997. A reply brief, if any, may be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, April 7, 1997. This Court's Rule 29.2 does not apply.