No. 15-109
Title:	Jermaine Simmons, et al., Petitioners v. Walter J. Himmelreich
Docketed:	July 23, 2015
Linked with 14A1201
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Case Nos.:	(13-4212)
Decision Date:	September 9, 2014
Rehearing Denied:	March 10, 2015
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 22 2015	Application (14A1201) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 8, 2015 to July 23, 2015, submitted to Justice Kagan.
May 22 2015	Application (14A1201) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 23, 2015.
Jul 23 2015	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2015)
Aug 4 2015	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 23, 2015.
Sep 22 2015	Brief of respondent Walter J. Himmelreich in opposition filed.
Sep 22 2015	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Walter J. Himmelreich.
Oct 7 2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015.
Oct 8 2015	Reply of petitioners Jermaine Simmons, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 2 2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015.
Nov 6 2015	Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Nov 6 2015	Petition GRANTED.
Nov 23 2015	The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 28, 2015.
Nov 23 2015	The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 3, 2016.
Dec 28 2015	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
Dec 28 2015	Brief of petitioners Jermaine Simmons, et al. filed.
Jan 29 2016	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Feb 3 2016	Brief of respondent Walter J. Himmelreich filed.
Feb 4 2016	Brief amici curiae of Professors Gregory Sisk and James Pfander filed.
Feb 8 2016	Record requested from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Feb 10 2016	CIRCULATED.
Feb 10 2016	Brief amici curiae of Public Citizen, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 4 2016	Reply of petitioners Jermaine Simmons, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 22 2016	Argued. For petitioners: Roman Martinez, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Christian Vergonis, Washington, D. C.
Jun 6 2016	Judgment is affirmed and case remanded. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jul 8 2016	JUDGMENT ISSUED

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
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: Jermaine Simmons, et al.
Roman Martinez V.	Assistant to the Solicitor General	(202) 514-2201
	United States Department of Justice
	950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W
	Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Jermaine Simmons, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Christian G. Vergonis	Jones Day	(202) 879-3939
Counsel of Record	51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20001
	cvergonis@jonesday.com
Party name: Walter J. Himmelreich
Other:
Gregory C. Sisk	University of St. Thomas School of Law	(651) 962-4923
	1000 LaSalle Ave.
	Minneapolis, MN  55403
	gcsisk@stthomas.edu
Party name: Professors Gregory Sisk and James Pfander
Allison M. Zieve	Public Citizen Litigation Group	(202) 588-1000
	1600 20th St., NW
	Washington, DC  20009
	azieve@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc., et al.