Petition DENIED Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. Justice Scalia, dissenting from denial of certiorari with whom Justice Alito joins. (Detached Opinion) (orders list)

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. (orders list)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2012.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 2, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 10, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 4, 2011.

Record received from U.S. District Court Central District of California (seven boxes).

Record received from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (one envelope).

Record Requested .

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2011.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2011.

Reply of petitioner Brenda Cash, Acting Warden filed. (Distributed)

Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent.

Brief of respondent Bobby Joe Maxwell in opposition filed.

Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 24, 2011.

Appendix of Brenda Cash, Acting Warden filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2011)

Brenda Cash, Acting Warden, Petitioner, represented by Lawrence M. Daniels

Brenda Cash, Acting Warden, Petitioner, represented by Kenneth Charles Byrne

Bobby Joe Maxwell, Respondent, represented by Verna Wefald