| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 18 2006 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2006) |
| Sep 18 2006 |
Appendix of Jeffrey Uttecht, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary filed. |
| Oct 11 2006 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 1, 2006. |
| Nov 30 2006 |
Brief of respondent Cal Coburn Brown in opposition filed. |
| Nov 30 2006 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. |
| Dec 8 2006 |
Reply of petitioner Jeffrey Uttecht, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary filed. |
| Dec 13 2006 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007. |
| Jan 8 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 12, 2007. |
| Jan 12 2007 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jan 12 2007 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 26 2007 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Cal Coburn Brown. |
| Feb 5 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 17, 2007. |
| Feb 7 2007 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 23, 2007. |
| Feb 14 2007 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 16 2007 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Washington (Seattle). (4 boxes) |
| Feb 21 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of Oregon, et al. filed. |
| Feb 23 2007 |
Brief of petitioner Jeffrey Uttecht, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary filed. |
| Feb 23 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 26 2007 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Suzanne L. Elliott, Esq., of Seattle, Washington is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Feb 26 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Mar 8 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 22 2007 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 28 2007 |
Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 29 2007 |
Brief of respondent Cal Coburn Brown filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2007 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2007 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 10 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Jeffrey Uttecht, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 17 2007 |
Argued. For petitioner: John J. Samson, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Wash.; and Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Suzanne Lee Elliott, Seattle, Wash. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| Jun 4 2007 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Souter, J., joined. |
| Jul 6 2007 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington (Seattle) |
| Jul 19 2007 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (07/10/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received. |