No. 07-1122
Title:
Arizona, Petitioner
v.
Lemon Montrea Johnson
Docketed:February 29, 2008
Linked with 07A706
Lower Ct:Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division Two
  Case Nos.:(2 CA-CR 2006-0079)
  Decision Date:September 10, 2007
Discretionary Court  
  Decision Date:November 29, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 19 2008 Application (07A706) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 27, 2008 to March 28, 2008, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Feb 27 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2008)
Feb 28 2008 Application (07A706) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until March 28, 2008.
Mar 5 2008 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 30, 2008.
Apr 25 2008 Waiver of right of respondent Lemon Montrea Johnson to respond filed.
May 6 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2008.
May 13 2008 Response Requested . (Due June 12, 2008)
May 22 2008 Brief of respondent Lemon Montrea Johnson in opposition filed.
May 22 2008 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent.
Jun 3 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2008.
Jun 3 2008 Reply of petitioner Arizona filed. (Distributed)
Jun 23 2008 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Jun 23 2008 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 25 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2008.
Aug 20 2008 Brief amici curiae of Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., et al. filed.
Aug 29 2008 Joint appendix filed. (Distributed) (Statement of costs filed)
Aug 29 2008 Brief of petitioner Arizona filed.
Sep 5 2008 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Sep 5 2008 Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
Sep 5 2008 Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed.
Sep 5 2008 Letter proposing a lodging of four documents from NYCity Police Dept. and DC Metropolitan Police Dept. referenced in the amicus brief of National League of Cities.
Sep 5 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
Sep 8 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, December 9, 2008.
Sep 8 2008 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Sep 23 2008 CIRCULATED.
Sep 26 2008 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including October 27, 2008.
Oct 6 2008 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 23 2008 Record received from the Superior Court, Pima County Court Building Arizona. (1 box)
Oct 27 2008 Brief of respondent Lemon Montrea Johnson filed. (Distributed)
Oct 27 2008 Additional record from Superior Court, Pima County Court Building. (exhibits and sealed documents.) (1 envelope)
Nov 3 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Nov 26 2008 Reply of petitioner Arizona filed. (Distributed)
Dec 9 2008 Argued. For petitioner: Joseph L. Parkhurst, Assistant General, Tucson, Ariz.; and Toby J. Heytens, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Andrew J. Pincus, Washington, D.C.
Jan 26 2009 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Feb 27 2009 MANDATE ISSUED.
May 7 2009 Record returned to Superior Court, Pima County, Arizona.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Joseph L. Parkhurst Assistant Attorney General(520) 628-6520
    Counsel of Record Office of the Arizona Attorney General
Criminal Division
400 W. Congress, S-315
Tucson, AZ  85701-1367
Joe.Parkhurst@azag.gov
Party name: Arizona
Attorneys for Respondent:
Mary Edith Cunningham Assistant Public Defender(520) 243-6800
Pima County Public Defender's Office
33 North Stone Avenue
21st Floor
Tucson, AZ  85701
Party name: Lemon Montrea Johnson
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Lemon Montrea Johnson
Other:
Meir Feder Jones Day(212) 326-3939
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY  10017
mfeder@jonesday.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Toby Jay Heytens Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Arizona v. Lemon Montrea Johnson
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
 
James P. Manak 421 Ridgewood Avenue(630) 858-6392
Suite 100
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137-4900
lelp@xnet.com
Party name: Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc., et al.
 
Richard Ruda 108 Newlands St.(202) 365-1363
Chevy Chase, MD  20815
rmruda@hotmail.com
Party name: National League of Cities, et al.
 
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
brfs@cjlf.org
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
 
Michael A. Scodro Solicitor General(312) 814-3312
Office of the Attorney General
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60601
mscodro@atg.state.il.us
Party name: Illinois, et al.