| No. 20-5279 | |
| Title: | William Dale Wooden, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docketed: | August 5, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-5189) |
| Decision Date: | December 19, 2019 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 26, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 24 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020) |
| Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of ServiceOther | |
| Aug 12 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Aug 27 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Sep 22 2020 | Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2020) |
| Oct 14 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2020 to November 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 15 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 23, 2020. |
| Nov 09 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2020 to December 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Nov 10 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 23, 2020. |
| Dec 21 2020 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jan 06 2021 | Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 07 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| Feb 12 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. |
| Feb 22 2021 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition. |
| Mar 05 2021 | Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 22 2021 | Joint 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 May 3, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 28, 2021. |
| May 03 2021 | Brief of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 03 2021 | Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| May 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 10 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Law filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of FAMM filed. |
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| May 10 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights For Kids filed. |
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| Jun 28 2021 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jul 13 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, October 4, 2021. |
| Jul 28 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
| Jul 28 2021 | Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jul 28 2021 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed. |
| Aug 03 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 04 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Mar 07 2022 | Judgment REVERSED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined as to all but Part II–B. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Parts II, III, and IV. |
| Apr 08 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Allon Kedem Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 allon.kedem@arnoldporter.com | 2029426234 |
| Party name: William Dale Wooden | ||
| William Dale Wooden | 48306-074 P.O. Box 9000 Forrest City, AR 72336 | |
| Party name: William Dale Wooden | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar 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 | ||
| Donald Burke Counsel of Record | Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP 2000 K St NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20006 dburke@robbinsrussell.com | 202-775-4491 |
| Party name: Professors of Criminal Law | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mdreeben@omm.com | 202-383-5300 |
| Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders | ||
| Devi Maheswari Rao Counsel of Record | Attorney at Law 501 H Street NE, Suite 275 Washington, DC 20002 devi.rao@macarthurjustice.org | 202-869-3434 |
| Party name: Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center | ||
| Gregory Gerber Rapawy Counsel of Record | Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 grapawy@kellogghansen.com | 202-326-7967 |
| Party name: FAMM | ||
| Peter Bert Siegal Counsel of Record | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 799 9th Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20001 peter.siegal@nortonrosefulbright.com | (202) 662-4663 |
| Party name: National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Tony William Torain II Counsel of Record | Polsinelli P.C. 1401 I Street, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 twtorain@polsinelli.com | 2027833300 |
| Party name: Human Rights For Kids | ||