Hall v. Mays

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE LEE HALL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No.: 1:19-CV-341-DCLC-CRW ) DEATH PENALTY RICKY BELL, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER On December 2, 2019, Petitioner Lee Hall – whose execution is scheduled for December 5, 2019 – filed a “Second Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus” pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

[Doc. 1], as well as a Motion for a Stay of Execution [Doc. 6]. In light of the urgency of this matter, the Court ordered Respondent to file an immediate response to the Motion to Stay [Doc. 9], and Respondent has now filed his response in…