| No. 19-897 | |
| Title: | Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al., Petitioners v. Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al. |
| Docketed: | January 21, 2020 |
| Linked with 19A723 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (18-6086, 18-6419) |
| Decision Date: | October 10, 2019 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Dec 27 2019 | Application (19A723) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 8, 2019 to February 7, 2020, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Dec 30 2019 | Application (19A723) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 7, 2020. |
| Jan 17 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2020) |
| Petition | |
| Jan 17 2020 | Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system. |
| Feb 10 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 20, 2020 to March 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 12 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 23, 2020. |
| Mar 18 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2020 to April 22, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 18 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 22, 2020. |
| Apr 22 2020 | Brief of respondents Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Main Document | |
| May 08 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from May 12, 2020 to May 19, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| May 08 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until May 19, 2020, granted. |
| May 14 2020 | Reply of petitioners Albence, Dir. of U.S. Immigration, et al. filed. |
| Main Document | |
| May 19 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020. |
| Jun 08 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020. |
| Jun 15 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jun 15 2020 | As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 14, 2020. |
| Aug 14 2020 | Brief of petitioners Mattew T. Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Aug 14 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Albence, Dir. of U.S. Immigration, et al. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Aug 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 10 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondents' brief on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Sep 14 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file respondents' brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2020. |
| Oct 05 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Nov 04 2020 | Brief of respondents Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 10 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Litigation Alliance, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Immigrant Justice Center filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights First and International Law Scholars filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Former United States Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 12 2020 | Amicus brief of American Immigration Council, et al. not accepted for filing. (December 21, 2020 - Corrected version submitted) |
| Nov 12 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Council, et al. filed (Dec.15, 2020). (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 25 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, January 11, 2021. |
| Dec 03 2020 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. |
| Dec 04 2020 | Reply of petitioners Tony H. Pham, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 08 2020 | CIRCULATED |
| Dec 29 2020 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit. The record is electronic. |
| Jan 11 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Paul W. Hughes, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 29 2021 | Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to footnote 4. Roberts, C. J., and Kavanaugh and Barrett, JJ., joined that opinion in full. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring except for footnote 4 and concurring in the judgment, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Aug 02 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Tae D. Johnson, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Paul W. Hughes | McDermott Will & Emery 500 North Capitol Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-1531 PHughes@mwe.com | (202) 756-8981 |
| Party name: Maria Angelica Guzman Chavez, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Maureen Patricia Alger Counsel of Record | Cooley LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 malger@cooley.com | 6508435201 |
| Party name: American Immigration Council, et al. | ||
| Mark Christopher Fleming Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com | (617) 526-6000 |
| Party name: National Immigration Litigation Alliance, et al. | ||
| Eugene Martin Gelernter Counsel of Record | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Amer.icas New York, NY 10036 emgelernter@pbwt.com | (212) 336-2000 |
| Party name: Human Rights First and International Law Scholars | ||
| Christopher J. Hajec Counsel of Record | Immigration Reform Law Institute 25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 335 Washington, DC 20001 chajec@irli.org | 202-232-5590 |
| Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute | ||
| Nicole C. Henning Counsel of Record | Jones Day 77 W Wacker Drive Suite 3500 Chicago, IL 60601 nhenning@jonesday.com | 3127823939 |
| Party name: National Immigrant Justice Center | ||
| David G. Keyko Counsel of Record | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 31 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 david.keyko@pillsburylaw.com | 212-858-1064 |
| Party name: Former United States Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals | ||
| Michael King Thomas Tan Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 125 Broad St., 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 mtan@aclu.org | 212-519-7848 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union | ||