Arthur Brown, Jr. v. William Stephens, Director

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Texas death row inmate Arthur Brown, Jr., has exhausted all state and federal habeas appeals. He has, however, filed a Texas state petition for clemency and his execution has been stayed by the Texas courts. He moved the federal district court to allow funds to hire a mitigation specialist to assist him in his state clemency proceedings. Although Brown requested $7,500 in his motion, his mitigation specialist estimated the investigation would cost $20,000. The district court turned him down. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion. We find no…