| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Mar 31 2010 |
Application (09A921) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2010 to May 12, 2010, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Mar 31 2010 |
Application (09A921) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until May 12, 2010. |
| Apr 27 2010 |
Application (09A921) to extend further the time from May 12, 2010 to June 11, 2010, submitted to Justice Stevens. |
| Apr 27 2010 |
Application (09A921) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until June 11, 2010. |
| Jun 8 2010 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2010) |
| Jun 9 2010 |
Waiver of right of respondent Jason Louis Tinklenberg to respond filed. |
| Jun 23 2010 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010. |
| Jun 29 2010 |
Response Requested . (Due July 29, 2010) |
| Jul 27 2010 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 30, 2010. |
| Jul 30 2010 |
Brief of respondent Jason Louis Tinklenberg in opposition filed. (Distributed). |
| Jul 30 2010 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. (Distributed). |
| Aug 11 2010 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 31 2010 |
Letter, dated August 31, 2010, received from the Acting Solicitor General. (Distributed). |
| Sep 28 2010 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Sep 28 2010 |
Petition GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Oct 27 2010 |
The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 1, 2010. |
| Oct 27 2010 |
The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 14, 2011. |
| Dec 1 2010 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Dec 1 2010 |
Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Jan 3 2011 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 14 2011 |
Brief of respondent Jason Louis Tinklenberg filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 20 2011 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for Sixth Circuit. (1 binder) |
| Jan 21 2011 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 26 2011 |
Sealed record received from U.S. District Court of Michigan. (1 envelope) |
| Feb 1 2011 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 22, 2011. |
| Feb 14 2011 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2011 |
Argued. For petitioner: Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. |
| May 26 2011 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined as to Parts I and III. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jun 27 2011 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Western District of Michigan. |
| Jun 29 2011 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 6th Circuit. |