| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 10 2003 |
Application (03A316) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 21, 2003 to November 20, 2003, submitted to Justice Souter. |
| Oct 15 2003 |
Application (03A316) granted by Justice Souter extending the time to file until November 20, 2003. |
| Nov 17 2003 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 24, 2003) |
| Dec 18 2003 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 23, 2004. |
| Jan 21 2004 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 23, 2004. |
| Feb 23 2004 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Mar 10 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 26, 2004. |
| Mar 29 2004 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| May 3 2004 |
Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including June 14, 2004. |
| Jun 10 2004 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner. |
| Jun 10 2004 |
Brief of petitioner Gary Sherwood Small filed. |
| Jun 28 2004 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jul 13 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including August 16, 2004. |
| Aug 16 2004 |
Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Aug 23 2004 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 1 2004 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, November 3, 2004. |
| Sep 10 2004 |
Reply of petitioner Gary Sherwood Small filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 4 2004 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. - Third Circuit. (1 box) |
| Oct 12 2004 |
Record received from U.S.D.C. Western Dist. Pennyslvania. (1 box) |
| Nov 3 2004 |
Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Boas, Pittsburgh, Pa. For respondent: Patricia A. Millett, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
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| Apr 26 2005 |
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Kennedy, JJ., joined. Rehnquist, C. J., took no part in the decision of the case. |
| May 27 2005 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 7 2005 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (05/31/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit received. |
| Aug 2 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 3rd Circuit. |
| Aug 2 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Western District of Pennsylvania. |