No. 09-10876
Title:
Donald Bullcoming, Petitioner
v.
New Mexico
Docketed:May 19, 2010
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of New Mexico
  Case Nos.:(31,186)
  Decision Date:February 12, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 12 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 18, 2010)
May 20 2010 Waiver of right of respondent New Mexico to respond filed.
Jun 9 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 24, 2010.
Jun 21 2010 Response Requested . (Due July 21, 2010)
Jul 8 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 20, 2010.
Aug 20 2010 Brief of respondent New Mexico in opposition filed.
Aug 31 2010 Reply of petitioner Donald Bullcoming filed.
Sep 2 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010.
Sep 28 2010 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Oct 5 2010 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Donald Bullcoming.
Oct 20 2010 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 5, 2010.
Nov 1 2010 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including November 29, 2010.
Nov 1 2010 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 10, 2011.
Nov 8 2010 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Jeffrey L. Fisher, Esquire, of Stanford, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case.
Nov 16 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioner.
Nov 18 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Nov 23 2010 Further extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including November 30, 2010.
Nov 30 2010 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 30 2010 Brief of petitioner Donald Bullcoming filed.
Dec 6 2010 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Dec 7 2010 Brief amicus curiae of Richard D. Friedman filed.
Dec 7 2010 Brief amici curiae of Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, et al. filed.
Dec 7 2010 Brief amicus curiae of The Innocence Network filed.
Dec 7 2010 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
Dec 23 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
Jan 3 2011 CIRCULATED.
Jan 10 2011 Brief of respondent New Mexico filed. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2011 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 17 2011 Brief amici curiae of National District Attorneys Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 18 2011 Brief amicus curiae of State of New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division filed. (Distributed)
Jan 26 2011 Record received from Eleventh Judicial District Court of New Mexico. (1 envelope)
Feb 9 2011 Reply of petitioner Donald Bullcoming filed. (Distributed)
Mar 2 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: Gary K. King, Attorney General, Santa Fe, N. M.
Jun 23 2011 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part IV and footnote 6. Scalia, J., joined that opinion in full, Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined as to all but Part IV, and Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part IV and footnote 6. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer and Alito, JJ., joined.
Jul 25 2011 MANDATE ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jeffrey L. Fisher Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic(650) 724-7081
    Counsel of Record559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305-8610
jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Party name: Donald Bullcoming
 
Susan D. Roth New Mexico Public Defender Department(505) 827-3909
301 N. Guadalupe Street
Santa Fe, NM  87501
Party name: Donald Bullcoming
Attorneys for Respondent:
James W. Grayson Assistant Attorney General(505) 827-6937
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General of New Mexico
P.O. Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, NM  87504-1508
jgrayson@nmag.gov
Party name: New Mexico
 
Ann Marie Harvey Assistant Attorney General(505) 827-6932
P.O. Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, NM  87504-1508
aharvey@nmag.gov
Party name: New Mexico
Other:
Barbara E. Bergman University of New Mexico School of Law(505) 277-3304
1 University of Mexico, MSC11-6070
Albuquerque, NM  87131
bergman@law.unm.edu
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.
 
John Michael Chamberlain Deputy Attorney General(415) 703-1234
455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA  94102-11000
michael.chamberlain@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California, et al.
 
Keith Findley Frank J. Remington Center(608) 265-2471
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI  53706
Party name: The Innocence Network
 
Richard D. Friedman 625 South State Street(734) 647-1078
Ann Arbor, MI  48109
rdfrdman@umich.edu
Party name: Richard D. Friedman
 
Sandra K. Levick Public Defender Service for District of Columbia(202) 628-1200
633 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
slevick@pdsdc.org
Party name: Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, et al.
 
Albert C. Locher National District Attorneys Assn.(703) 549-9222
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 110
Alexandria, VA  22314
lochera@sacda.org
Party name: National District Attorneys Association, et al.
 
Stephen A. Miller Cozen O'Connor(215) 665-2000
1900 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
samiller@cozen.com
Party name: Law Professors
 
Elizabeth Anne Trickey New Mexico Department of Health(505)-476-3542
1190 St. Francis Dr PO Box 26110, N -4095
Santa Fe, NM  87502
elizabeth.trickey@state.nm.us
Party name: State of New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division