Hall v. Quarterman

1 Atkins v. Virginia , 506 U.S. 314 (2002); Hall v. Texas,
537 U.S. 802 (2002).
2 Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002).
3 Penry v. Johnson, 532 U.S. 782 (2001).
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
March 15, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-70041
MICHAEL WAYNE HALL,
Petitioner-Appellant
versus
NATHANIEL QUARTERMAN, DIRECTOR
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE,
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION,
Respondent-Appellee
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth
(06-CV-436)
Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.
BY THE COURT:
We grant a certificate of appealability on Michael Wayne
Hall’s Atkins claim.1 The case will be scheduled for oral argument
before this panel.
We are not presently persuaded to grant and we defer decision
upon the application for a certificate of appealability on Hall’s
Ring2 and Penry3 claims until after oral argument. The Court does

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not request but the parties may supplement the Ring and Penry
claims and offer argument, if they wish to do so.
So ORDERED.

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