| No. 20-437 | |
| Title: | United States, Petitioner v. Refugio Palomar-Santiago |
| Docketed: | October 6, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-10011) |
| Decision Date: | May 14, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 05 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2020) |
| PetitionProof of Service | |
| Oct 20 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2020 to December 7, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 21 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2020. |
| Dec 07 2020 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago. |
| Main Document | |
| Dec 07 2020 | Brief of respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| Dec 23 2020 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jan 08 2021 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 22 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Jan 26 2021 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 03 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED, and Bradley N. Garcia, Esq., of Washington, D.C., is appointed to serve as counsel for respondent in this case. |
| Feb 22 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Proof of ServiceMain Document | |
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. |
| Mar 15 2021 | Record requested. |
| Mar 15 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The National Immigration Project, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Office of Immigration Review Judges filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Kelly Lytle Hernández, Mae Ngai, and Ingrid Eagly filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 16 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 27 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Bradley N. Garcia, Washington, D. C. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| Apr 29 2021 | Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed by respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentOtherProof of Service | |
| May 04 2021 | Conditional cross-motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| May 24 2021 | Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument GRANTED. |
| May 24 2021 | Conditional cross-motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument GRANTED. |
| May 24 2021 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jun 25 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| 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: United States | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Bradley N. Garcia Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers, LLP 1625 Eye St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006 bgarcia@omm.com | 202-383-5300 |
| Party name: Refugio Palomar-Santiago | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 2765 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025-7019 jlfisher@omm.com | 650-473-2633 |
| Party name: Refugio Palomar-Santiago | ||
| Aarin Kevorkian | Federal Public Defender 411 E. Bonneville Ave. Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89101 Aarin_Kevorkian@fd.org | 7023886577 |
| Party name: Refugio Palomar-Santiago | ||
| Other | ||
| 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 | ||
| Alexia D Korberg Counsel of Record | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 12285 Avenue of Americas New York, NY 10019 akorberg@paulweiss.com | 212-373-3000 |
| Party name: Professors Kelly Lytle Hernández, Mae Ngai, and Ingrid Eagly | ||
| Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street NW Washington, DC 20005 tlosseaton@sidley.com | 2027368427 |
| Party name: The National Immigration Project, The Immigrant Defense Project, and The National Immigrant Justice Center | ||
| Richard W. Mark Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 RMark@gibsondunn.com | (212) 351-3818 |
| Party name: Former Executive Office of Immigration Review Judges | ||
| Brianna Fuller Mircheff Counsel of Record | Office of the Federal Public Defender 321 E. 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Brianna_Mircheff@fd.org | 2138944784 |
| Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders | ||
| David A. O'Neil Counsel of Record | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 801 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. – Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004 daoneil@debevoise.com | (202) 383-8000 |
| Party name: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||