General Order 8.1: Capital Case Coordinator

a. Selection

The Chief Judge shall appoint an active or senior judge to serve as the Capital Case Coordinator for a particular case or for all capital cases in which an execution date has been set. (Rev. 3/24/04; 9/17/14)

b. Principal Duties

The Capital Case Coordinator shall:

(1) respond to questions from judges and Court staff regarding death penalty rules and procedures;

(2) (Abrogated 9/17/14)

(3) if necessary, establish deadlines for filing dispositions with respect to applications for leave to file second or successive 2254 petitions or 2255 motions or related civil proceedings as defined in Circuit Rule 22-3; (Rev. 12/13/10)

(4) establish deadlines for requesting an en banc vote with respect to applications for leave to file second or successive 2254 petitions or 2255 motions or related civil proceedings; (Rev 3/24/04; 12/13/10)

(5) establish, in his or her discretion, a period for exchange of memoranda, which either may be a separate period, or may occur contemporaneously with the period established for voting; (New 3/24/04)

(6) establish the procedure and time schedule for polling the judges with respect to applications for leave to file second or successive 2254 petitions or 2255 motions or related civil proceedings in which an en banc vote has been requested. The Capital Case Coordinator shall inform the Clerk of the procedure and time schedule. Each judge shall be responsible for informing the Capital Case Coordinator and Clerk how he or she may be contacted; and (Rev. 12/13/10; 9/17/14)

(7) direct the Clerk, under appropriate circumstances, to draw a stand-by en banc court to serve in the event that a majority of the eligible non-recused judges votes in favor of rehearing en banc; and (New 3/24/04; Rev. 9/17/14)

(8) for good cause under exigent circumstances, suspend the operation of the general orders pertaining to this Chapter. (New 3/24/04)

c. Deadline for Voting (Abrogated 9/17/14)