No. 10-930     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Petitioner
v.
Ernest Valencia Gonzales
Docketed:January 20, 2011
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-72188)
  Decision Date:October 20, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 18 2011 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2011)
Feb 10 2011 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 25, 2011.
Feb 21 2011 Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
Apr 25 2011 Brief of respondent Ernest Valencia Gonzales in opposition filed.
May 9 2011 Reply of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
May 10 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 26, 2011.
May 31 2011 The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Feb 9 2012 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Feb 20 2012 Supplemental brief of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
Feb 22 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 16, 2012.
Mar 14 2012 Supplemental brief of respondent Ernest Valencia Gonzales filed. (Distributed)
Mar 19 2012 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 20 2012 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 25, 2012.
Apr 20 2012 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2012.
May 25 2012 Brief of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed.
May 25 2012 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections.
May 31 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims filed.
Jun 1 2012 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed (also in 11-218)
Jun 1 2012 Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed (also in 11-218).
Jun 11 2012 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jul 20 2012 Brief of respondent Ernest Valencia Gonzales filed. (Distributed)
Jul 23 2012 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Jul 24 2012 CIRCULATED.
Jul 25 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jul 26 2012 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 box)
Jul 27 2012 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. (also in 11-218)
Jul 27 2012 Brief amici curiae of Retired Federal Judges filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jul 27 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatric Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jul 27 2012 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 27 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED.
Aug 2 2012 Record received from U.S.D.C. for District of Arizona. (3 boxes)
Aug 13 2012 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Aug 20 2012 Reply of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed. (Distributed)
Oct 9 2012 Argued. For petitioner: Thomas C. Horne, Attorney General, Phoenix, Ariz. For United States, as amicus curiae supporting petitioners in Nos. 11-218 & 10-930: Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Leticia Marquez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz.
Jan 8 2013 Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. (Decided together with No. 11-218)
Feb 11 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
John Pressley Todd Assistant Attorney General(602) 542-4686
    Counsel of Record Ofc. of the AG, Capital Litigation Section
1275 West Washington Ave.
Phoenix, AZ  85007-2997
john.pressley@azag.gov
Party name: Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
 
Thomas Charles Horne Attorney General(602) 542-8535
Office of the Attorney General
1275 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ  85007
tom.horne@azag.gov
Party name: Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections
Attorneys for Respondent:
Leticia Marquez Office of the Federal Public Defender for District of Arizona(520) 879-7614
    Counsel of Record407 West Congress Street, Suite 501
Tucson, AZ  85701
Leticia_Marquez@fd.org
Party name: Ernest Valencia Gonzales
Other:
Thomas B. Brunker Assistant Attorney General(801) 366-0180
Office of the Attorney General
160 East 300 South, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 140854
Salt Lake City, UT  84114-0854
tbrunker@utah.gov
Party name: Utah, et al.
 
Todd Feltus 6263 N. Scottsdale Road (480)-990-6211
Scottsdale, AZ  85250
tfeltus@kflawaz.com
Party name: Arizona Voice for Crime Victims
 
Matthew S. Hellman Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
mhellman@jenner.com
Party name: Retired Federal Judges
 
Ann O'Connell Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-514-3385
Office of the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
aoconnell123@gmail.com
Party name: Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections v. Ernest Valencia Gonzales
 
Aaron M. Panner Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
1615 M Street, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
apanner@khhte.com
Party name: American Psychiatric Association, et al.
 
William T. Robinson III. President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654-7598
abapresident@americanbar.org
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Brian W. Stull American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(919) 682-9469
201 W. Main Street
Suite 402
Durham, NC  27701
bstull@aclu.org
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States