| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 6 2003 |
Application (03A401) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 16, 2003 to December 16, 2003, submitted to Justice O'Connor. |
| Nov 7 2003 |
Application (03A401) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the time to file until December 16, 2003. |
| Dec 16 2003 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2004) |
| Jan 19 2004 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Sergio Suarez Martinez. |
| Feb 4 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2004. |
| Feb 23 2004 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 27, 2004. |
| Mar 1 2004 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Mar 1 2004 |
Petition GRANTED This case is consolidated with No. 03-7434, Benitez v. Wallis, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Mar 11 2004 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Sergio Suarez Martinez. |
| Mar 16 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits in No. 03-7434 to and including April 26, 2004. |
| Mar 24 2004 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 16, 2004. |
| Apr 12 2004 |
Extension of time in No. 03-878 within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including May 7, 2004. |
| Apr 12 2004 |
Further extension of time in No. 03-7434 within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including May 7, 2004. |
| Apr 14 2004 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner. |
| Apr 19 2004 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Christine S. Dahl, Esq., of Portland, Oregon is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Apr 26 2004 |
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| May 7 2004 |
Brief of petitioners Phil Crawford, et al. filed. |
| May 7 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| May 26 2004 |
Motion for additional time to argue and for divided argument filed by counsel for Martinez and Benitez. VIDED. |
| May 27 2004 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief in No. 03-878 on the merits to and including July 19, 2004. |
| May 27 2004 |
Application (03A982) to extend the time to file a reply brief on the merits in No. 03-7434 from June 11, 2004, to July 17, 2004, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| May 28 2004 |
Application (03A982) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 16, 2004. |
| Jun 14 2004 |
The motion of Martinez and Benitez for divided argument is granted. The request for additional time for oral argument is denied. |
| Jul 9 2004 |
Application (04A32) to extend further the time for filing the reply brief on the merits in No. 03-7434 from July 16, 2004 to August 2, 2004, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Jul 11 2004 |
Further extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits in No. 03-878 to and including August 2, 2004. |
| Jul 12 2004 |
Application (04A32) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file the reply brief on the merits to and including August 2, 2004. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Cuban American Bar Association, et al. filed. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. (1 folder) |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Refugee Resettlement and Advocacy Organizations filed. |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief of respondent Sergio Suarez Martinez filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations, Church World Organization, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 2 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Stuart E. Eizenstat and Thomas W. Pickering filed. (Distributed) |
| Aug 3 2004 |
Record received from U.S. D. C. for District of Oregon. ( 1 envelope) |
| Aug 5 2004 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 24 2004 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, October 13, 2004. |
| Sep 7 2004 |
Reply of petitioners A. Neil Clark, Field Office Director, Seattle, Washington, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 13 2004 |
Argued. For Martinez: Christine S. Dahl, Assistant Federal Defender, Portland, Ore. For Benitez: John S. Mills, Jacksonville, Fla. For United States; Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 12 2005 |
Judgment is AFFIRMED and case REMANDED. Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C.J., joined as to Part I-A. |
| Feb 14 2005 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 3 2005 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (02/17) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received. |
| Aug 12 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. |
| Aug 12 2005 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for District of Oregon. |