Stephen Michael West

Execution Date - August 15, 2019

• Order setting execution date

Lethal Injection Protocol Challenge filed in 20th judicial district

• Trial Court Decision - 7/26/18
   
• Trial Court Order - 7/26/18
• Tennessee Supreme Court Reach Down Order - 8/13/18
• Tennessee Supreme Court Reach Down Order - Dissent 8/13/18
• Tennessee Supreme Court Order Denying States Motion as Moot - 8/13/18

03/15/18

• Order granting amicus and denying state's motion
• Brief of TN. Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Individual Tennessee Attorneys as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant
• Brief of Amicus Curiae Tennessee District Public Defender's Conference Regarding Setting of Execution Dates

03/05/18

• Motion for Leave to File Brief of Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Individual Tennessee Attorneys as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant's Opposition to Movant's Motion to Set Execution Dates

• Brief of Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Individual Tennessee Attorneys as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant

03/01/18

• Response in Opposition to the Attorney General's Motion to Set an Excution Date and Stephen Michael West's Request for a Certificate of Communication

01/18/18

• Response to Notice

01/11/18

• Notice of Filing

04/18/17

• Order - Petiion to Rehear Opinion Denied

08/03/15

• Order - Application for Extraordinary Appeal Denied

7/29/2015

• Plaintiffs-Appellees' Answer To Application For Extraordinary Appeal

7/24/15

• Court of Appeals Order Regarding Discovery

7/23/15

• Supplement to Defendants' Application for Extraordinary Appeal...Stay
• Order of July 14, 2015 Shall Remain in Effect Pending Further Orders...Court

07/22/15

• Response to Plaintiff - Appellee's "Notice that Pending.....is Now Mute"

07/17/15

• Plaintiffs-Appellee's Notice that Pending Motion for Rule 10(D) Appeal is Now Moot

07/15/15

• Order to answer application for Extraordinary Appeal before 7/29/15

05/06/15

• Order Granting Permission to File Brief Amicus Curiae

04/10/15

• Order Granting Stay

3/10/15

• Judgment
• Opinion
• Conurring Opinion

2/23/15

• Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

2/13/15

• Order Granting Rule 10 Application of Defendants

2/5/15

• Order Filing a Motion to Assume Jurisdiction

1/6/15

• Order - Appellees Shall File an Answer to Application for Extraordinary Appeal

12/30/14

• Order Striking the Response to Post-Argument Brief as Moot

12/22/14

• Order Granting Motion to Strike Post-Argument Brief

11/26/14

• Order Granting Motion to Vacate Execution Date

11/24/14

• Response of the State of Tennessee to Motion to Vacate Execution Date

11/21/14

• Motion to Vacate Execution Date

10/21/14

• Order Granting Rule 11 Application

12/17/2013

• Supreme Court Order Setting Execution Date

3/28/11

• Davidson County Chancery Court - Notice of Appeal

3/4/2011

• Davidson County Chancery Court - Order Declaring Lethal Injection Constitutional

1/18/2011

• Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Amend Findings of Fact and to Alter or Amend Judgment
   
• Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Amend Findings of Fact and to Alter or Amend Judgment

1/13/2011

• Amendment to Scheduling Order

12/20/2010

• Davidson County Chancery Court - Motion to Amend Findings of Fact and to Alter or Amend Judgment
   
• Davidson County Chancery Court - Memorandum in Support of Motion to Amend Findings of Fact and to Alter or Amend Judgment

12/2/2010

• Davidson County Chancery Court - Scheduling Order

11/29/2010

• The Tennessee Supreme Court today issued an order staying the execution of Stephen Michael West scheduled for Nov. 30 to allow the trial court to test the constitutionality of the state’s new lethal injection procedure.  Click here to read more.
   
• Tennessee Supreme Court - Order Granting Stay of Execution

11/26/2010

• U.S. Supreme Court - Application for Stay of Execution (USSC Docket # 10A536 - Sixth Circuit Docket # 10-6338)
   
• U.S. Supreme Court - Petition for Writ of Certiorari (USSC Docket #10-7705 - Sixth Circuit Docket # 10-6338)
   
• Tennessee Supreme Court - Motion to Reconsider Order Denying Motion to Vacate or Further Modify Court's Order Scheduling Mr. West's Execution, or in the Alternative, Renewed Motion to Vacate or Further Modify This court's Order Scheduling Mr. West's Execution

11/24/2010

• Tennessee Supreme Court - Order Denying Request to Postpone Execution

• Tennessee Supreme Court - State's Response in Opposition to Motion to Vacate or Further Modify Court's Order Scheduling West's Execution

11/23/2010

• Tennessee Supreme Court - Notice of Filing of Transcript
   
• Tennessee Supreme Court - Order Setting Filing Schedule

11/22/2010

• Tennessee Supreme Court - Motion to Vacate or Further Modify Court's Order Scheduling Mr. West's Execution

11/19/2010

• Davidson County Chancery Court - Order Granting Declaratory Judgment With Attachment (Hearing Transcript)

11/16/2010

• Davidson County Chancery Court - West's trial brief in support of his complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief
  • Attachment A

• Davidson County Chancery Court - West's pre-trial brief