| No. 17-5639 | |
| Title: | Adaucto Chavez-Meza, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docketed: | August 17, 2017 |
| Linked with 17A45 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (16-2062) |
| Decision Date: | April 14, 2017 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 01 2017 | Application (17A45) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 13, 2017 to August 14, 2017, submitted to Justice Sotomayor. |
| Jul 10 2017 | Application (17A45) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 14, 2017. |
| Aug 14 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 18, 2017) |
| Sep 15 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 18, 2017. |
| Sep 26 2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 17, 2017. |
| Nov 17 2017 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Dec 01 2017 | Reply of petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 07 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018. |
| Jan 08 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
| Jan 16 2018 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 14 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/2/2018. |
| Feb 23 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 23, 2018. |
| Feb 26 2018 | Brief of petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza filed (to be corrected and reprinted). |
| Feb 26 2018 | Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 26 2018 | Joint appendix (Volume 1) filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 26 2018 | Brief of petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza filed (Corrected brief received 3/26/18). (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 27 2018 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Adaucto Chavez-Meza |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Mar 05 2018 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED, and Todd A. Coberly, Esquire, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 07 2018 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 07 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018. |
| Mar 26 2018 | Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion. |
| Mar 28 2018 | Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Mar 30 2018 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A.10th Circuit. |
| Apr 03 2018 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit. (1 Envelope) |
| Apr 13 2018 | Reply of petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Apr 23 2018 | Argued. For petitioner: Todd A. Coberly, Santa Fe, N. M. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: Rod J. Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 18 2018 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
| Jul 20 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Aug 29 2018 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit has been returned. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Todd A. Coberly Counsel of Record | Coberly & Martinez, LLLP 1322 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM 87501 todd@coberlymartinez.com | (505) 989-1029 |
| Party name: Adaucto Chavez-Meza | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| 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: United States | ||
| Other | ||
| Mark W. Mosier Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling, LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 mmosier@cov.com | 202-662-6000 |
| Party name: Center on the Administration of Criminal Law | ||
| Amy Mason Saharia Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 asaharia@wc.com | 202-434-5847 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National Association of Federal Defenders | ||