No. 23-1270
Title:Pierre Yassue Nashun Riley, Petitioner
v.
James R. McHenry, III, Acting 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
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
May 31 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
PetitionAppendix
May 31 2024Pursuant 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 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Jun 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
Jul 05 2024Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General filed. VIDED
Aug 02 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 13, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 05 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 13, 2024.
Sep 13 2024Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed.
Main Document
Oct 01 2024Reply of petitioner Pierre Riley filed. (Distributed)
Main Document
Oct 02 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
Oct 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2024.
Nov 04 2024Petition GRANTED limited to the questions presented by the respondent's brief.
Nov 04 2024As 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 2024Motion 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 2024Letter to Clerk of Former U.S. Attorneys General not accepted for filing. (November 25, 2024)
Dec 03 2024Stephen 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 2024Brief amici curiae of Former U.S. Attorneys General in support of neither party filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 03 2024Motion 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 2024Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Dec 04 2024Letter withdrawing motion of December 3, 2024 of Former U.S. Attorneys General submitted.
Main Document
Dec 10 2024Motion 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.
Jan 03 2025Brief of petitioner Pierre Riley filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Jan 03 2025Brief of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Jan 03 2025Motion to seal the appendix to the petition, and for leave to file the joint appendix under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioner Pierre Riley. (January 21, 2025 - electronic file of motion only).
Main DocumentProof of Service
Jan 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Center for Litigation and Courts in support of neither party filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Jan 10 2025Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center and National Immigration Litigation Alliance filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Jan 10 2025Brief amici curiae of Administrative Law Professors filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Jan 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Juan E. Mendez filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jan 10 2025Brief amici curiae of Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Professors filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jan 10 2025Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jan 10 2025Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jan 10 2025Brief amici curiae of Immigration Legal Service Providers filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
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
Sarah M. Harris
    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: Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General
Other
Jennifer Dale Bennett
    Counsel of Record
Gupta Wessler LLP
505 Montgomery Street
Suite 625
San Francisco, CA 94111

JENNIFER@GUPTAWESSLER.COM
(415) 573-0336
Party name: Civil Procedure and Federal Courts Professors
Scott William Dodson
    Counsel of Record
UC Law, San Francisco
Professor of Law
200 McAlister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

dodsons@uclawsf.edu
925-285-1445
Party name: Center for Litigation and Courts
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 and National Immigration Litigation Alliance
David Morris Gossett
    Counsel of Record
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1301 K Street NW
Suite 500 East
Washington, DC 20005

davidgossett@dwt.com
202-973-4200
Party name: Juan E. Mendez
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
Sharon Kathleen Hogue
    Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

sharon.hogue@wilmerhale.com
(617) 526-6702
Party name: American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council
Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton
    Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

tlosseaton@sidley.com
2027368427
Party name: Immigration Legal Service Providers
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
Damien Michael Schiff
    Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814

DSCHIFF@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
(916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation
Zachary D. Tripp
    Counsel of Record
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

ZACK.TRIPP@WEIL.COM
(202) 682-7000
Party name: Administrative Law Professors