No. 10-577
Title:
Akio Kawashima, et ux., Petitioners
v.
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
Docketed:November 2, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-74313, 05-74408)
  Decision Date:August 4, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 1 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2010)
Nov 23 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 3, 2011.
Dec 23 2010 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 2, 2011.
Jan 28 2011 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 4, 2011.
Mar 4 2011 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 4, 2011.
Apr 4 2011 Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General in opposition filed. tbp
Apr 5 2011 Motion to defer consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioners.
Apr 18 2011 Reply of petitioners Akio and Fusako Kawashima filed.
Apr 19 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2011.
May 16 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 19, 2011.
May 23 2011 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Jun 17 2011 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including August 5, 2011.
Jun 17 2011 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 29, 2011.
Jul 28 2011 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Akio Kawashima, et ux.
Aug 5 2011 Brief of petitioners Akio Kawashima, et ux. filed.
Aug 8 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, November 7, 2011.
Aug 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Immigration and Criminal Defense Organizations filed.
Aug 12 2011 Brief amicus curiae of Johnnie M. Walters filed.
Aug 12 2011 Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed.
Aug 15 2011 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Aug 15 2011 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit. (1 envelope). This record also includes the administrative record from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Aug 19 2011 CIRCULATED.
Sep 29 2011 Brief of respondent Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General filed. (Distributed)
Oct 28 2011 Reply of petitioners Akio and Fusako Kawashima filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2011 Argued. For petitioners: Thomas J. Whalen, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Feb 21 2012 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Mar 16 2012 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Mar 21 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2012.
Apr 16 2012 Rehearing DENIED.
Apr 16 2012 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Thomas J. Whalen Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC(202) 659-6600
    Counsel of Record1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, DC  20006
twhalen@eckertseamans.com
Party name: Akio Kawashima, et ux.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
 
Curtis Gannon Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
Other:
Jonathan D. Hacker O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
jhacker@omm.com
Party name: National Immigration and Criminal Defense Organizations
 
Ira J. Kurzban Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger Tetzeli & Pratt PA(305) 444-0060
2650 S.W. 27th Avenue
2nd Floor
Miami, FL  33133
ira@kkwtlaw.com
Party name: Asian American Justice Center, et al.
 
Richard Wells O'Neill 60 State Street (617)-526-6497
Boston, MA  02109
richard.o'neill@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Johnnie M. Walters