| No. 21-1394 | |
| Title: | John Fitisemanu, et al., Petitioners v. United States, et al. |
| Docketed: | April 29, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A494 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-4017, 20-4019) |
| Decision Date: | June 15, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 27, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 09 2022 | Application (21A494) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 27, 2022 to April 27, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Mar 10 2022 | Application (21A494) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until April 27, 2022. |
| Apr 11 2022 | Application (21A494) to extend further the time from April 27, 2022 to May 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
| Written RequestProof of Service | |
| Apr 18 2022 | Application (21A494) denied by Justice Gorsuch. |
| Apr 27 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2022) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 12 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| May 13 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 30, 2022, for all respondents. |
| May 26 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History filed. |
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| May 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez filed. |
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| May 27 2022 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
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| May 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Samoan Federation of America, Inc. filed. |
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| May 27 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 31 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed. |
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| May 31 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed. |
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| May 31 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 30, 2022 to July 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Jun 07 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 29, 2022. |
| Jul 13 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association in support of respondents filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jul 22 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 29, 2022 to August 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Jul 25 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 29, 2022. |
| Aug 29 2022 | Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Aug 29 2022 | Brief of respondents American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022. |
| Sep 14 2022 | Reply of petitioners John Fitisemanu, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 04 2022 | Rescheduled. |
| Oct 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022. |
| Oct 17 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Matthew Dempsey McGill Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 mmcgill@gibsondunn.com | 202-955-8500 |
| Party name: John Fitisemanu, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| 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 of America, et al. | ||
| Michael Francis Williams Counsel of Record | Kirkland and Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 michael.williams@kirkland.com | 202-389-5000 |
| Party name: American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata | ||
| Other | ||
| Dwyer Stenquist Arce Counsel of Record | Kutak Rock LLP 1650 Farnam Street The Omaha Building Omaha, NE 68102 Dwyer.Arce@KutakRock.com | 402.346.6000 |
| Party name: Virgin Islands Bar Association | ||
| Gregory Jacob Dubinsky Counsel of Record | Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 gdubinsky@hsgllp.com | 6468375151 |
| Party name: Former Federal and Local Judges | ||
| Mark Christopher Fleming Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com | 6175266000 |
| Party name: Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History | ||
| Joseph Edward Horey Counsel of Record | Banes Horey Berman and Miller LLC PO Box 501969 Saipan, MP 96950 jhorey@pacificlawyers.law | (670) 234-5684 |
| Party name: Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association | ||
| Steven Joseph Horowitz Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 shorowitz@sidley.com | (312) 853-7143 |
| Party name: Citizenship Scholars | ||
| Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com | 202 637 5528 |
| Party name: Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez | ||
| Cesar Antonio Lopez Morales Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 clopez-morales@orrick.com | 202-339-8471 |
| Party name: Samoan Federation of America, Inc. | ||
| Alejandro Agustin Ortiz Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 ortiza@aclu.org | 3323233888 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | ||
| David Meir Zionts Counsel of Record | Covington & Burlington LLP 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 dzionts@cov.com | (202) 662-5987 |
| Party name: Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands | ||