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Docket for 08-7621
No. 08-7621
Title:
Joe Harris Sullivan, Petitioner
v.
Florida
Docketed:December 11, 2008
Linked with 08A358
Lower Ct:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
  Case Nos.:(1D07-6433)
  Decision Date:June 17, 2008
  Rehearing Denied:August 6, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 20 2008 Application (08A358) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 4, 2008 to December 4, 2008, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Oct 22 2008 Application (08A358) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 4, 2008.
Dec 4 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2009)
Dec 23 2008 Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
Jan 15 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2009.
Jan 21 2009 Response Requested . (Due February 20, 2009)
Feb 26 2009 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 23, 2009.
Mar 20 2009 Brief of respondent Florida in opposition filed.
Mar 30 2009 Reply of petitioner Joe Harris Sullivan filed.
Apr 2 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2009.
Apr 20 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 24, 2009.
Apr 27 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 1, 2009.
May 4 2009 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Jun 3 2009 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 16, 2009.
Jun 3 2009 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 14, 2009.
Jul 7 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. VIDED.
Jul 15 2009 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jul 16 2009 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jul 16 2009 Brief of petitioner Joe Harris Sullivan filed.
Jul 22 2009 Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Disability Rights Legal Center filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Former Juvenile Offenders Charles S. Dutton, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amicus curiae of The Sentencing Project filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Educators, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Mothers Against Murderers, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of J. Lawrence Aber, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Jul 23 2009 Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED.
Aug 17 2009 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 9, 2009
Aug 17 2009 CIRCULATED.
Sep 10 2009 Record received from Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida (1 envelope).
Sep 10 2009 Record received from the District Court of Appeals of Florida, 1st District.
Sep 14 2009 Brief of respondent Florida filed. (Distributed).
Sep 18 2009 Brief amici curiae of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice, P.C., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Brief amici curiae of Sixteen Members of the United States House of Representatives filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Brief amici curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 21 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Oct 14 2009 Reply of petitioner Joe Harris Sullivan filed. (Distributed)
Nov 9 2009 Argued. For petitioner: Bryan Stevenson, Montgomery, Ala. For respondent: Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Fla.
May 17 2010 Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion per curiam.
Jun 18 2010 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jun 18 2010 Record returned to the Circuit Court of Escambia County. 1-envelope
Jun 18 2010 Record returned to the District Court of FLorida, First District. 1-envelope



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Bryan A. Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative (334) 269-1803
    Counsel of Record122 Commerce Street
Montgomery, AL  36104
bstevenson@eji.org
Party name: Joe Harris Sullivan
Attorneys for Respondent:
Scott D. Makar Solicitor General(850) 414-3300
    Counsel of Record Office of Attorney General of Florida
The Capitol,Suite PL-01
Tallahassee, FL  32399
scott.makar@myfloridalegal.com
Party name: Florida
 
Edward C. Hill Jr. Special Counsel Criminal Appeals(850) 414-3300
Office of the Attorney General
PL-01 The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL  32399-1050
Party name: Florida
Other:
Anthony T. Caso Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2666
c/o Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
caso@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Constance De la Vega University of San Francisco School of Law(415) 422-2296
Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA  94117
delavega@usfca.edu
Party name: Amnesty International, et al.
 
Michael B. de Leeuw Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP(212) 859-8000
One New York Plaza
New York, NY  10004
Michael.deLeeuw@friedfrank.com
Party name: American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, et al.
 
David W. DeBruin Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
ddebruin@jenner.com
Party name: Former Juvenile Offenders Charles S. Dutton, et al.
 
Kyle Duncan Appellate Chief(225) 326-6716
Louisiana Department of Justice
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-9005
DuncanK@ag.state.la.us
Party name: Louisiana, et al.
 
Michael P. Farris Home School Legal Defense Association(540) 338-5600
One Patrick Henry Circle
Purcellville, VA  20132
michaelfarris@hslda.org
Party name: Sixteen Members of the United States House of Representatives
 
John J. Gibbons Gibbons PC(973) 596-4500
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ  07102
jgibbons@gibbonslaw.com
Party name: Educators, et al.
 
Shannon Lee Goessling Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc.(770) 977-2131
2255 Sewell Mill Rd., Suite 320
Marietta, GA  30062
shannon@southeasternlegal.org
Party name: National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers, et al.
 
Corrine A. Irish Holland & Knight LLP(212) 513-3200
195 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY  10007
corrine.irish@hklaw.com
Party name: Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, et al.
 
James P. Kelly III. Solidarity Center for Law & Justice, P.C.(678) 259-8042
245 Perimeter Center Parkway
Suite 610
Atlanta, GA  30346
Party name: Solidarity Center for Law and Justice, P.C., et al.
 
Michelle Teresa Leighton University of San Francisco School of Law(415) 422-3330
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA  94117
mleighton@usfca.edu
Party name: JAmnesty International, Inc.
 
Marsha L. Levick Juvenile Law Center(800) 875-8887
1315 Walnut Street
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19107
mlevick@jlc.org
Party name: Juvenile Law Center, et al.
 
Stephen M. Nickelsburg Clifford Chance US LLP(202) 912-5000
2001 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1001
steve.nickelsburg@cliffordchance.com
Party name: J. Lawrence Aber, et al.
 
Shannon M. Pazur O'Melveny & Myers(202)-383-5300
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: The Sentencing Project
 
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: American Medical Association, et al. in support of neither party
 
Gene Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@winston.com
Party name: National District Attorneys Association
 
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
brfs@cjlf.org
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
 
Neil Michael Soltman Mayer, Brown LLP(213) 229-9500
350 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA  90071
nsoltman@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Disability Rights Legal Center
 
Vincent M. Southerland 99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600(212)-965-2260
New York, NY  10013
vsoutherland@naacpldf.org
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al.
 
Danielle Spinelli Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
danielle.spinelli@wilmerhale.com
Party name: American Psychological Association, et al.
 
Angela C. Vigil Baker & McKenzie LLP(305) 789-8904
Sabadell Financial Center
1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1700
Miami, FL  33131
angela.vigil@bakermckenzie.com
Party name: Mothers Against Murderers, et al.
 
H. Thomas Wells Jr. President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Richard K. Willard Steptoe & Johnson LLP(202) 429-3000
1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

 

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