| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 11 2005 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 23, 2005) |
| Jan 11 2005 |
Appendix of Jill L. Brown, Warden filed. |
| Feb 9 2005 |
Brief of respondent Ronald L. Sanders in opposition filed. |
| Feb 9 2005 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. |
| Feb 22 2005 |
Reply of petitioner Jill L. Brown, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 18, 2005. |
| Mar 21 2005 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 25, 2005. |
| Mar 28 2005 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Mar 28 2005 |
Petition GRANTED limited to Questions 1 and 3 presented by the petition. |
| Mar 31 2005 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent. |
| Apr 13 2005 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2005. |
| May 2 2005 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Nina Rivkind, Esq., of San Francisco, California is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| May 3 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including June 2, 2005. |
| May 31 2005 |
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| Jun 2 2005 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Jun 2 2005 |
Brief of petitioner Jill L. Brown, Warden filed. |
| Jun 23 2005 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including July 22, 2005. |
| Jul 20 2005 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jul 20 2005 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 11, 2005. |
| Jul 22 2005 |
Brief of respondent Ronald L. Sanders filed. (Distributed). |
| Jul 29 2005 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 24 2005 |
Application (05A193) to extend the time to file a reply brief from August 26, 2005 to September 2, 2005, submitted to Justice O'Connor. |
| Aug 25 2005 |
Application (05A193) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits until September 2, 2005. |
| Sep 2 2005 |
Reply of petitioner Jill L. Brown, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 26 2005 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. Eastern District of California. (6 boxes) |
| Oct 11 2005 |
Argued. For petitioner: Jane N. Kirkland, Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, Cal. For respondents: Nina Rivkind, Berkeley, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| Jan 11 2006 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. |
| Feb 13 2006 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 7 2006 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (02/17/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received. |
| Mar 20 2006 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit (1 envelope). |
| Mar 20 2006 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District if California (6 boxes). |