No. 14-1143
Title:
Chadrin Lee Mullenix, Petitioner
v.
Beatrice Luna, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr., et al.
Docketed:March 20, 2015
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-10899)
  Decision Date:December 19, 2014

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 19 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 20, 2015)
Mar 27 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Apr 6 2015 Consent to the fiing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondents.
Apr 8 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 20, 2015.
Apr 20 2015 Brief amici curiae of Texas Municipal League, et al. filed.
Apr 20 2015 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Police Organizations, et al. filed.
May 12 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 5, 2015.
Jun 4 2015 Letter dated June 4, 2015, received from counsel for petitioner waiving 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply brief pursuant to Rule 15.5.
Jun 5 2015 Brief of respondents Beatrice Luna, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr., et al. in opposition filed.
Jun 9 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 25, 2015.
Jun 11 2015 Reply of petitioner Chadrin Lee Mullenix filed. (Distributed)
Jun 25 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 29, 2015.
Sep 21 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
Oct 5 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 9, 2015.
Oct 13 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 16, 2015.
Oct 26 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
Nov 2 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015.
Nov 9 2015 Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED Justice Scalia, concurring in the judgment. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting. Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion)
Dec 11 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Scott A. Keller Solicitor General of the State of Texas(512) 936-1700
    Counsel of Record Office of the Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX  78711-2548
scott.keller@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Party name: Chadrin Lee Mullenix
Attorneys for Respondents:
Robert Smead Hogan 1801 13th Street (806)771-7900
Lubbock, TX  79401
rob@hoganlaw.com
Party name: Beatrice Luna, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr., et al.
Other:
John Michael Connolly Consovoy McCarthy PLLC(703) 243-9423
George Mason University School of Law
Suprme Court Law Clinic
3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700
Arlington, VA  22201
Party name: National Association of Police Organizations, et al.
 
Kevin Dean Jewell Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry(713) 654-9620
1200 Smith Street, Suite 1400
Houston, TX  77002-4401
kevin.jewell@chamberlainlaw.com
Party name: Texas Municipal League