| No. 19-67 | |
| Title: | United States, Petitioner v. Evelyn Sineneng-Smith |
| Docketed: | July 12, 2019 |
| Linked with 18A1117 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (15-10614) |
| Decision Date: | December 4, 2018 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 12, 2019 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 29 2019 | Application (18A1117) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 13, 2019 to June 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
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| Apr 30 2019 | Application (18A1117) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 12, 2019. |
| May 31 2019 | Application (18A1117) to extend further the time from June 12, 2019 to July 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
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| May 31 2019 | Application (18A1117) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 12, 2019. |
| Jul 12 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019) |
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| Jul 18 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 12, 2019 to August 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 19 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 28, 2019. |
| Aug 28 2019 | Brief of respondent Evelyn Sineneng-Smith in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 10 2019 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. |
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| Sep 11 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019. |
| Oct 04 2019 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 25 2019 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Nov 15 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 2, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 15, 2020. |
| Nov 26 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. |
| Dec 02 2019 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Dec 02 2019 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
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| Dec 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Eugene Volokh in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 09 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
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| Jan 09 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Jan 09 2020 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Jan 14 2020 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit and from the U.S.D.C. California Northern District (San Jose) is electronic and located on PACER, and sealed record material from both courts received by Clerk and available electronically. |
| Jan 15 2020 | Brief of respondent Evelyn Sineneng-Smith filed. |
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| Jan 20 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Rutherford Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 21 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Immigration Representatives and Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Amicus brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers not accepted for filing. (January 28, 2020 - Corrected brief to be submitted.) |
| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (January 28, 2020). (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Amnesty International filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of City and County of San Francisco, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 14 2020 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 25 2020 | Argued. For petitioner: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Mark C. Fleming, Boston, Mass. |
| May 07 2020 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. |
| Jun 08 2020 | 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: United States | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Mark Christopher Fleming Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com | 6175266000 |
| Party name: Evelyn Sineneng-Smith | ||
| Other | ||
| Erin Glenn Busby Counsel of Record | The University of Texas School of Law Supreme Court Clinic 727 East Dean Keeton Street Austin, TX 78705 ebusby@law.utexas.edu | 7139660409 |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute, ACLU, ACLU of Northern California, and SEIU | ||
| David Allen Greene Counsel of Record | Electronic Frontier Foundation 815 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109-7701 davidg@eff.org | 415-436-9333 |
| Party name: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Immigrants Rising, The Internet Archive, Daphne Keller | ||
| Matthew S. Hellman Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mhellman@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Amnesty International | ||
| Lawrence J. Joseph Counsel of Record | Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700-1A Washington, DC 20036 ljoseph@larryjoseph.com | 2023559452 |
| Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute | ||
| Erin Lee Kuka Counsel of Record | San Francisco City Attorney's Office 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102 erin.kuka@sfcityatty.org | 415-554-4229 |
| Party name: City and County of San Francisco, et al. | ||
| Emily Tomoko Barner Kuwahara Counsel of Record | Crowell & Moring LLP 515 S. Flower St. 40th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 ekuwahara@crowell.com | 213-622-4750 |
| Party name: Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al. | ||
| Anton Metlitsky Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers, LLP Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 ametlitsky@omm.com | 2123262000 |
| Party name: Religious Organizations | ||
| William Collins Perdue Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-3743 william.perdue@arnoldporter.com | 202.942.5685 |
| Party name: Immigration Representatives and Organizations | ||
| Elliott Schulder Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth St., NW Wash, DC 20001 eschulder@cov.com | 202-662-5462 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ishapiro@cato.org | 2028420200 |
| Party name: The Cato Institute | ||
| Eugene Volokh Counsel of Record | UCLA School of Law 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90095 volokh@law.ucla.edu | 310-206-3926 |
| Party name: Eugene Volokh | ||