| No. 20-315 | |
| Title: | Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux., Petitioners v. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. |
| Docketed: | September 10, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-1311) |
| Decision Date: | July 22, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 08 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2020) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 08 2020 | Corrected appendix to the petition (submitted February 18, 2021). |
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| Sep 11 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 13, 2020 to November 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Sep 14 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 12, 2020. |
| Oct 26 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 12, 2020 to December 9, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 9, 2020. |
| Dec 09 2020 | Brief for the Respondents filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 11 2020 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period under 15.5 filed by petitioner. |
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| Dec 16 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 05 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 05 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. |
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| Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioners Jose Santos Sanchez, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED. |
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Oxfam America filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Immigration Law Professors filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Watch and Alianza Americas filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Alan Morrison and Brian Wolfman filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of National Immigration Litigation Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Harvard TPS Coalition filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of 22 Cities and Counties filed. |
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| Mar 01 2021 | Amicus brief of Service Employees International Union, et al. not accepted for filing. (March 03, 2021 - certificate of compliance to be corrected). |
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Service Employees International Union and Other Labor Unions filed. (March 23, 2021) |
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| Mar 10 2021 | Corrected certificate of service for amicus curiae Harvard TPS Coalition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, April 19, 2021. |
| Mar 15 2021 | Record requested. |
| Mar 15 2021 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. 3rd Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of confidential documents that been electronically filed. |
| Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondents Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 09 2021 | Reply of petitioner Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 19 2021 | Argued. For petitioners: Amy M. Saharia, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Michael R. Huston, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 07 2021 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jul 09 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jaime Winthuysen Aparisi Counsel of Record | 819 Silver Spring Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 jaime@aparisi.com | 301-562-1416 |
| Party name: Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. | ||
| Amy Mason Saharia | Attorney at Law 13327 Foxhall Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 asaharia@wc.com | 202-434-5847 |
| Party name: Jose Santos Sanchez, et ux. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Sameer Ahmed Counsel of Record | Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program 6 Everett Street Cambridge, MA 02138 sahmed@law.harvard.edu | 617-384-0088 |
| Party name: Harvard TPS Coalition | ||
| Loren L. AliKhan Counsel of Record | D.C. Office of the Attorney General Office of the Solicitor General 400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100 Washington, DC 20001 loren.alikhan@dc.gov | 202-727-6287 |
| Party name: District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and 18 other states. | ||
| Margaret Louise Carter Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 400 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 mcarter@omm.com | 213-430-7592 |
| Party name: 22 Cities and Counties | ||
| Ethan Douglas Dettmer Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 555 Mission St., Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105 edettmer@gibsondunn.com | (415) 393-8292 |
| Party name: Immigration Law Professors | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Members of Congress | ||
| 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 | ||
| Emily Johnson Henn Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP Salesforce Tower 415 Mission St., Suite 5400 San Francisco, CA 94105 ehenn@cov.com | (650) 632-4715 |
| Party name: Oxfam America | ||
| Jennifer Michelle Keighley Counsel of Record | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 51 W. 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 jkeighley@orrick.com | (212) 506-3584 |
| Party name: Professors Alan Morrison and Brian Wolfman | ||
| Erica Courtney Lai Counsel of Record | Cohen & Gresser LLP 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 elai@cohengresser.com | 2028512073 |
| Party name: Service Employees International Union and Other Labor Unions | ||
| Joel W. Nomkin Counsel of Record | Perkins Coie LLP 2901 North Central Avenue Suite 2000 Phoenix, AZ 85012 jnomkin@perkinscoie.com | 602.351.8185 |
| Party name: National Immigration Litigation Alliance, American Civil Liberties Union, and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | ||
| Reedy Charles Swanson Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street NW Washington, DC 20004 reedy.swanson@hoganlovells.com | 202-637-5764 |
| Party name: American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Immigrant Justice Center, and American Friends Service Committee | ||
| Rishi Nachiketa Zutshi Counsel of Record | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 1 Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006 rzutshi@cgsh.com | 212-225-2085 |
| Party name: Human Rights Watch and Alianza Americas | ||