| No. 21-442 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | Rodney Reed, Petitioner v. Bryan Goertz |
| Docketed: | September 22, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-70022) |
| Decision Date: | April 22, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021) |
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| Oct 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 14 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021. See Rule 30.1 |
| Oct 22 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center. |
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| Oct 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed. |
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| Nov 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to January 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Nov 19 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 5, 2022. |
| Dec 28 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2022 to January 19, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Dec 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 19, 2022. |
| Jan 19 2022 | Brief of respondents Bryan Goertz, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Feb 01 2022 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 02 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| Feb 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022. |
| Mar 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022. |
| Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022. |
| Mar 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022. |
| Apr 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022. |
| Apr 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center GRANTED. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 02 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| May 19 2022 | 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 July 1, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2022. |
| Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 11, 2022. |
| Jun 22 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rodney Reed |
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| Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the 5th Circuit. |
| Jun 22 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Jun 24 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Bryan Goertz, et al. |
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| Jul 01 2022 | Brief of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. |
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| Jul 01 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Eight Retired Judges filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Fred Smith Jr. filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the National Police Accountability Project filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Chase Baumgartner filed. |
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| Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 03 2022 | USDC, W. Dist., Tex. record on appeal, including sealed filings, has been electronically received by the Clerk. |
| Aug 23 2022 | Brief of respondent Bryan Goertz filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 30 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 22 2022 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 11 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Parker Rider-Longmaid, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Judd E. Stone, II, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
| Apr 19 2023 | Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. |
| May 22 2023 | Judgment issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Parker Andrew Rider-Longmaid Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1440 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 priderlo@skadden.com | 202-371-7000 |
| Party name: Rodney Reed | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: Bryan Goertz | ||
| Other | ||
| James Patrick Davy Counsel of Record | All Rise Trial & Appellate P.O. Box 15216 Philadelphia, PA 19125 jimdavy@allriselaw.org | (215) 792-3579 |
| Party name: The Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the National Police Accountability Project | ||
| David Morgan Steven Dewhirst Counsel of Record | Office of the Solicitor General P.O. Box 201401 215 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620-1401 David.Dewhirst@mt.gov | 406-444-2026 |
| Party name: State of Montana | ||
| Gregory Jacob Dubinsky Counsel of Record | Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 gdubinsky@hsgllp.com | (646) 837-5151 |
| Party name: Professor Fred Smith Jr. | ||
| Jessica Lynn Ellsworth Counsel of Record | Hogan Lovells US, LLP 555 13th Street, N. W. Washington, DC 20004 jessica.ellsworth@hoganlovells.com | 202-637-5886 |
| Party name: Eight Retired Judges | ||
| 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: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Sean M. SeLegue Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP Three Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 sean.selegue@arnoldporter.com | 415-471-3169 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. | ||
| Samuel Spital Counsel of Record | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 40 Rector St. Fifth Floor New York, NY 10006 sspital@naacpldf.org | 212-965-2205 |
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | ||
| Craig E. Stewart Counsel of Record | Jones Day 555 California Street Floor 26 San Francisco, CA 94104 cestewart@jonesday.com | (415) 875-5714 |
| Party name: Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, the Innocence Network, and The Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight | ||
| Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGow Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mvergow@omm.com | (202)-383-5300 |
| Party name: Federal Courts Scholars | ||
| Michael Logan Ware Counsel of Record | Innocence Project of Texas 300 Burnett Street Suite 160 Fort Worth, TX 76102 ware@mikewarelaw.com | 8173384100 |
| Party name: Chase Baumgartner | ||