No. 13-1074
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Kwai Fun Wong
Docketed:March 7, 2014
Linked with 13A653
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(10-36136)
  Decision Date:October 9, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 23 2013 Application (13A653) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 7, 2014 to February 6, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 27 2013 Application (13A653) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 6, 2014.
Jan 23 2014 Application (13A653) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2014 to March 8, 2014, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jan 24 2014 Application (13A653) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until March 8, 2014.
Mar 7 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2014)
Apr 1 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 7, 2014.
May 7 2014 Brief of respondent Kwai Fun Wong in opposition filed.
May 27 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2014.
May 29 2014 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) VIDED.
Jun 16 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014.
Jun 23 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2014.
Jun 30 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 23 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 9, 2014.
Jul 23 2014 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 4, 2014.
Sep 4 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
Sep 9 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Sep 9 2014 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Sep 22 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Sep 24 2014 Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Nov 4 2014 Brief of respondent Kwai Fun Wong filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2014 CIRCULATED.
Nov 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Gregory C. Sisk filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers and Veterans filed. (Distributed)
Nov 12 2014 Brief amici curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Dec 3 2014 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2014 Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash.
Apr 22 2015 Judgment is AFFIRMED and CASE REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. (Opinion also for No. 13-1075)
May 26 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Roman Martinez V. Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
Eric Schnapper University of Washington School of Law(206) 616-3167
    Counsel of RecordP.O. Box 353020
Seattle, WA  98195
schnapp@u.washington.edu
Party name: Kwai Fun Wong
Other:
Joshua D. N. Hess Dechert LLP415-262-4500
One Bush Street, Suite1600
San Francisco, CA  94104
joshua.hess@dechert.com
Party name: Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al.
 
James C. Martin Reed Smith LLP(412) 288-3131
225 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
jcmartin@reedsmith.com
Party name: Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers and Veterans
 
Gregory C. Sisk University of St. Thomas School of Law(651) 962-4923
1000 LaSalle Ave.
Minneapolis, MA  22043
gcsisk@stthomas.edu
Party name: Gregory C. Sisk
 
Jeffrey R. White Center for Constitutional Litigation PC(202) 944-2803
777 6th Street, N.W., Suite 250
Washington, DC  20001
jeffrey.white@cclfirm.com
Party name: American Association for Justice