Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 11–40572. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Jerry HARTFIELD, Petitioner–Appellee Cross–Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Di Editor's Note: The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, in Hartfield v. Thaler, published in the advance sheet at this citation, 699 F.3d 394, was withdrawn on Nov. 28, 2012. For superseding decision, see 2012 WL 5942999.