Bracy v. Gramley, 117 S. Ct. 726 (1997)

William Bracy, Petitioner v. Richard B. Gramley, Warden.

Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted limited to the following question: “Whether a habeas petitioner who was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to death in a trial before a judge who admittedly accepted bribes in other contemporaneous criminal cases is entitled to discovery to support his claim that he was denied the right to a trial before an impartial judge.” The brief of petitioner is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Friday, February 21, 1997. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Friday, March 21, 1997. A reply brief, if any, may be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 3 p.m., Monday, April 7, 1997. Rule 29.2 does not apply.