1.   After both delays, court rulings cleared the way for new execution dates.

2.   California is likely to set a new execution date for Thompson within the next few months.

3.   Defense lawyer Danny Burns of Fort Worth said Wednesday he will ask a federal court to set aside the new execution date and review the case.

4.   First, though, local prosecutors are planning to request that the trial judge, Cynthia Stevens Kent, call a hearing to set a new execution date.

5.   If the court decides not to hear the case, the stay would end, and the state of Texas would have to set a new execution date.

6.   If the court refuses to review the case, the reprieve automatically is canceled and a new execution date will be set.

7.   In response, prosecutors called on the trial judge to act swiftly in setting a new execution date.

8.   No new execution date has been set, Todd said.

9.   The state Supreme Court will now set a new execution date.

10.   Their cases now go back to state district courts to set new execution dates.