| No. 15-1498 | |
| Title: | Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General, Petitioner v. James Garcia Dimaya |
| Docketed: | June 13, 2016 |
| Linked with 15A1049 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (11-71307) |
| Decision Date: | October 19, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 25, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 13 2016 | Application (15A1049) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 24, 2016 to May 24, 2016, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Apr 24 2016 | Application (15A1049) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until May 24, 2016. |
| May 13 2016 | Application (15A1049) to extend further the time from May 24, 2016 to June 10, 2016, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| May 16 2016 | Application (15A1049) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until June 10, 2016. |
| Jun 10 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2016) |
| Jun 24 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 12, 2016. |
| Aug 12 2016 | Brief of respondent James Garcia Dimaya in opposition filed. |
| Aug 31 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 26, 2016. |
| Aug 31 2016 | Reply of petitioner Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 29 2016 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Nov 07 2016 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Brief of petitioner Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General filed. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 05 2016 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. |
| Dec 07 2016 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Dec 12 2016 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 12 2016 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic. |
| Dec 14 2016 | Brief of respondent James Garcia Dimaya filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Retired Article III Judges filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Immigration Law Center filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 21 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 10 2017 | Reply of petitioner Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 17 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N. Y. |
| Jun 26 2017 | This case is restored to the calendar for reargument. |
| Jul 19 2017 | SET FOR REARGUMENT on Monday, October 2, 2017. |
| Aug 01 2017 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Aug 03 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic. |
| Oct 02 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, N.Y. |
| Apr 17 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, III, IV-B, and V, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts II and IV-A, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Alito, JJ., joined as to Parts I-C-2, II-A-1, and II-B. |
| May 21 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General | ||
| Edwin S. Kneedler | Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| E. Joshua Rosenkranz Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 51 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019-6142 jrosenkranz@orrick.com | (212) 506-5380 |
| Party name: James Garcia Dimaya | ||
| Other | ||
| Justin G. Florence | Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199 justin.florence@ropesgray.com | (617) 951-7000 |
| Party name: Retired Article III Judges | ||
| Kara Hartzler | Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. 225 Broadway, Suite 900 San Diego, CA 92101-5008 kara_hartzler@fd.org | (619) 234-8467 |
| Party name: The National Association of Federal Defenders | ||
| Andrew J. Pincus | Mayer Brown LLP 1999 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 apincus@mayerbrown.com | (202) 263-3000 |
| Party name: The National Immigration Law Center | ||
| Sejal Ramnik Zota | National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild 14 Beacon Street, Suite 602 Boston, MA 02108 sejal@nipnlg.org | 617-227-9727 X 108 |
| Party name: National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, et al. | ||