Steven Douglas Hill Mark S. Cambiano v. A.L. Lockhart

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

On March 30, 1992, the district court 1 dissolved a stay of Steven Douglas Hill’s execution after the denial of his petition for federal habeas corpus relief. On April 21, Hill filed a second habeas petition with a request,that a new attorney, Mark S. Cambi-ano, be appointed to represent the indigent Hill. On May 1, the district court appointed Cambiano, specifically stating that the appointment was effective April 21. Hill’s second habeas petition was summarily denied, and he was executed by the State of Arkansas on May 7,1992. Cambiano then requested an award of…