| No. 23-1270 | |
| Title: | Pierre Yassue Nashun Riley, Petitioner v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General |
| Docketed: | June 4, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (22-1609) |
| Decision Date: | April 26, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| May 31 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024) |
| Petition | |
| May 31 2024 | Pursuant to Rule 34.6 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines for the Submission of Documents to the Supreme Court's Electronic Filing System, filings in this case should be submitted in paper form only, and should not be submitted through the Court's electronic filing system. |
| Jun 17 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jun 18 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024. |
| Jul 05 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General filed. VIDED |
| Aug 02 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 05 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 13, 2024. |
| Sep 13 2024 | Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed. |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 01 2024 | Reply of petitioner Pierre Riley filed. (Distributed) |
| Main Document | |
| Oct 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024. |
| Oct 28 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024. |
| Nov 04 2024 | Petition GRANTED limited to the questions presented by the respondent's brief. |
| Nov 04 2024 | As Rule 34.6 provides, “If the Court schedules briefing and oral argument in a case that was governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c) or Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(c), the parties shall submit electronic versions of all prior and subsequent filings with this Court in the case, subject to [applicable] redaction rules.” Subsequent party and amicus filings in the case should now be submitted through the Court’s electronic filing system, with any necessary redactions. |
| Nov 04 2024 | Motion of Former U.S. Attorneys General for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024) |
| Nov 18 2024 | Letter to Clerk of Former U.S. Attorneys General not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024) |
| Dec 03 2024 | Stephen J. Hammer, Esquire, of Dallas, Texas, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. |
| Dec 03 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General in support of neither party filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 03 2024 | Motion for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument of Former U.S. Attorneys General withdrawn by counsel of record. (December 10, 2024) |
| Dec 04 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 04 2024 | Letter withdrawing motion of December 3, 2024 of Former U.S. Attorneys General submitted. |
| Main Document | |
| Dec 10 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondents' brief supporting petitioner on the merits is extended to and including January 3, 2025. The time to file the brief of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including February 18, 2025. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Keith Bradley Counsel of Record | 717 17th St., Suite 1825 Denver, CO 80202 KEITH.BRADLEY@SQUIREPB.COM | 303-830-1776 |
| Party name: Pierre Riley | ||
| 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: Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General | ||
| Other | ||
| Stephen J. Hammer Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100 Dallas, TX 75201 shammer@gibsondunn.com | 214-698-3208 |
| Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below | ||
| R. Trent McCotter Counsel of Record | Boyden Gray PLLC 800 Connecticut Ave. nw suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 tmccotter@boydengray.com | 202-706-5488 |
| Party name: Former U.S. Attorneys General | ||