Banister v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2742, 204 L. Ed. 2d 1130 (2019)

June 24, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States · No. 18–6943.

139 S. Ct. 2742, 204 L. Ed. 2d 1130

Gregory Dean BANISTER, petitioner,
v.
Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division.

No. 18-6943.

Supreme Court of the United States

June 24, 2019.

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted, and petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted limited to the following question: Whether and under what circumstances a timely Rule 59(e) motion should be recharacterized as a second or successive habeas petition under Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524, 125 S.Ct. 2641, 162 L.Ed.2d 480 (2005).