| No. 15-7848 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | Clark Elmore, Petitioner v. Donald R. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary |
| Docketed: | January 27, 2016 |
| Linked with 15A550 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (12-99003) |
| Decision Date: | September 3, 2015 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 19 2015 | Application (15A550) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 2, 2015 to January 16, 2016, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Nov 24 2015 | Application (15A550) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until January 19, 2016. |
| Jan 19 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 26, 2016) |
| Feb 03 2016 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Clark Elmore filed. |
| Feb 26 2016 | Brief of respondent Donald R. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary in opposition filed. |
| Mar 08 2016 | Reply of petitioner Clark Elmore filed. |
| Mar 17 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 1, 2016. |
| Mar 24 2016 | Record Requested. |
| Mar 24 2016 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. |
| Mar 25 2016 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Western District of Washington. The record is electronic and available on PACER, except for one sealed document provided electronically. |
| Mar 31 2016 | Record received from Washington State Courts (3 boxes). |
| Apr 07 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 22, 2016. |
| Apr 13 2016 | Rescheduled. |
| Apr 25 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 29, 2016. |
| Apr 25 2016 | Rescheduled. |
| May 09 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2016. |
| May 09 2016 | Rescheduled. |
| May 11 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2016. |
| May 31 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 2, 2016. |
| Jun 06 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016. |
| Jun 13 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 16, 2016. |
| Jun 20 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 23, 2016. |
| Jun 27 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 27, 2016. |
| Sep 19 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| Oct 03 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2016. |
| Oct 11 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 14, 2016. |
| Oct 17 2016 | Petition DENIED Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
| Nov 03 2016 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| Nov 15 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 2, 2016. |
| Dec 05 2016 | Rehearing DENIED. |
| Aug 16 2017 | Record returned to the U.S.D.C.-Western District of Washington (3 boxes of Washington State Court records). |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Jeffrey Ellis Counsel of Record | Law Office of Alsept & Ellis 621 SW Morrison Street Suite 1025 Portland, OR 97205 JeffreyErwinEllis@gmail.com | (503) 222-9830 |
| Party name: Clark Elmore | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| John J. Samson Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 40116 Olympia, WA 98504-0116 Johns@atg.wa.gov | (360) 586-1445 |
| Party name: Donald R. Holbrook, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary | ||