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Smith v. Colson, Warden; Cantu v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division; Middlebrooks v. Colson, Warden; Newbury v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division; Woods v. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, 2012 — 566 U.S. 901 · caselaw · US
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Smith v. Colson, Warden; Cantu v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division; Middlebrooks v. Colson, Warden; Newbury v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division; Woods v. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary
566 U.S. 901·Supreme Court of the United States·2012
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Opinion
No. 10-8629.
No. 10-11031.
Smith v. Colson, Warden. Cantu v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Middlebrooks v. Colson, Warden. Newbury v. Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division. Woods v. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary.
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C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 381 Fed. Appx. 547;
C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 632 F. 3d 157;
No. 11-5067.
No. 11-6969.
No. 11-7978.
C. A. 6th Cir. Reported below: 619 F. 3d 526;
C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 437 Fed. Appx. 290; and
C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 655 F. 3d 886. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Martinez v. Ryan, ante, p. 1.