| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 22 2004 |
Application (04A444) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 7, 2004 to January 6, 2005, submitted to Justice O'Connor. |
| Nov 26 2004 |
Application (04A444) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the time to file until January 6, 2005. |
| Jan 5 2005 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2005) |
| Jan 5 2005 |
Appendix of Oregon filed. |
| Jan 25 2005 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 9, 2005. |
| Mar 9 2005 |
Brief of respondent Randy Lee Guzek in opposition filed. |
| Mar 9 2005 |
Appendix of respondent filed. |
| Mar 9 2005 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. |
| Mar 23 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 15, 2005. |
| Apr 1 2005 |
Reply of petitioner Oregon filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 18 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2005. |
| Apr 25 2005 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Apr 25 2005 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 3 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including July 8, 2005. |
| Jun 23 2005 |
Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including July 22, 2005. |
| Jul 21 2005 |
Brief of petitioner Oregon filed. |
| Jul 21 2005 |
Joint appendix filed. (Jt.appendix in two volumes.) (Distributed) |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. |
| Jul 25 2005 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on December 7, 2005. |
| Aug 5 2005 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 8 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including October 7, 2005. |
| Aug 26 2005 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 7 2005 |
Brief of respondent Randy Lee Guzek filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2005 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Randy Lee Guzek. |
| Oct 12 2005 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2005. |
| Oct 31 2005 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 31 2005 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Richard L. Wolf, Esquire, of Portland, Oregon is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Nov 2 2005 |
Record received from Supreme Court of Oregon. (4 boxes) |
| Nov 14 2005 |
Reply of petitioner Oregon filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 18 2005 |
Motion to dismiss the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted filed by respondent. |
| Nov 18 2005 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 23, 2005. |
| Nov 21 2005 |
Petitioner's response to motion to dismiss as improvidently granted filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 21 2005 |
Opposition of petitioner to respondent's motion to dismiss filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 23 2005 |
Further consideration of respondent's motion to dismiss the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted is deferred to the hearing of the case on the merits. |
| Dec 7 2005 |
Argued. For petitioner: Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General, Salem, Ore.; and Kannon K. Shanmugam, Assistant to the the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Richard L. Wolf, Portland, Ore. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| Feb 22 2006 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Alito, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Feb 22 2006 |
Motion to dismiss the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted filed by respondent, DENIED. |
| Mar 27 2006 |
MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Apr 10 2006 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (03/30/06) of judgment from Clerk, Supreme Court of Oregon received. |
| Apr 17 2006 |
Record returned to Supreme Court of Oregon. |