| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 14 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 20, 2010) |
| Oct 14 2010 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 19, 2010. |
| Nov 19 2010 |
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Dec 1 2010 |
Reply of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 2 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011. |
| Jan 10 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 14, 2011. |
| Jan 12 2011 |
Letter of January 12, 2011, from Acting Solicitor General received. (Distributed) |
| Jan 13 2011 |
Letter of January 13, 2011, from counsel for the petitioner in response received. (Distributed) |
| Jan 18 2011 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 21, 2011. |
| Jan 24 2011 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question I presented by the petition for a writ of certiorari. |
| Feb 10 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 9, 2011. |
| Feb 10 2011 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 23, 2011. |
| May 6 2011 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including May 12, 2011. |
| May 12 2011 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| May 12 2011 |
Brief of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds filed. |
| Jun 23 2011 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Jul 15 2011 |
CIRCULATED |
| Jul 17 2011 |
Record from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit is electronic. |
| Jul 19 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 3, 2011. |
| Jul 25 2011 |
Reply of petitioner Billy Joe Reynolds filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 17 2011 |
Record (sealed) received from U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 23 2011 |
Record from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Pennslvania is electronic. |
| Oct 3 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: Candace Cain, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa. For respondent: Melissa Arbus Sherry, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jan 23 2012 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. |
| Feb 24 2012 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 2 2012 |
Record (sealed) returned to U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. |