| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 5 2007 |
Application (06A696) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 17, 2007 to March 8, 2007, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Jan 17 2007 |
Application (06A696) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 8, 2007. |
| Jan 25 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2007) |
| Feb 23 2007 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 2, 2007. |
| Mar 30 2007 |
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 2, 2007. |
| May 2 2007 |
Brief of respondents Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. filed. |
| May 8 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali filed. |
| May 9 2007 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2007. |
| May 29 2007 |
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Jun 12 2007 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali. |
| Jun 20 2007 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007. |
| Jun 29 2007 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2007. |
| Jun 29 2007 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2007. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Further extension of time to and including July 31, 2007, within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits. |
| Jul 10 2007 |
Further extension of time to and including September 24, 2007, within which to file respondents' brief on the merits. |
| Jul 31 2007 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Jul 31 2007 |
Brief of petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali filed. |
| Aug 8 2007 |
Statement of cost for printing the joint appendix received pursuant to Rule 26. |
| Aug 25 2007 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 30 2007 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Monday, October 29, 2007. |
| Sep 12 2007 |
Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. ( 1envelope) |
| Sep 14 2007 |
Record received from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
(1 envelope) |
| Sep 24 2007 |
Brief of respondents Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. filed. |
| Sep 25 2007 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Jean-Claude Andre, Esquire, of Los Angeles, California is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Oct 22 2007 |
Reply of petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali filed. (Distributed). |
| Oct 29 2007 |
Argued. For petitioner: Jean-Claude Andre, Los Angeles, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondents: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 22 2008 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined. |
| Feb 25 2008 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 11 2008 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (02/28/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received. |
| Jun 6 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit. |
| Jun 6 2008 |
Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Georgia. |