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Docket for 18-5924

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No. 18-5924
Title:	Evangelisto Ramos, Petitioner v. Louisiana
Docketed:	September 11, 2018

Lower Ct:	Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(2016-KA-1199)
Decision Date:	November 2, 2017
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:	June 15, 2018

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Sep 07 2018	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 11, 2018)
	Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Petition Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 20 2018	Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
	Main Document
Sep 27 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.

Oct 09 2018	Response Requested. (Due November 8, 2018)

Nov 08 2018	Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Nov 27 2018	Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Nov 29 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.

Jan 07 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.

Jan 14 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.

Feb 04 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.

Feb 19 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.

Feb 25 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019.

Mar 11 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.

Mar 18 2019	Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.

Mar 22 2019	Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Evangelisto Ramos.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 03 2019	Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Apr 03 2019	Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 11, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2019.

Apr 10 2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.

Apr 29 2019	Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED, and G. Ben Cohen, Esq., of New Orleans, Louisiana, is appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner in this case.

Jun 11 2019	Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Jun 11 2019	Brief of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jun 17 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amici curiae of Law Professors and Social Scientists filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Amicus brief of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA not accepted for filing. (June 20, 2019)(Corrected version submitted)

Jun 18 2019	Brief amici curiae of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amici curiae of State of New York et al. filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amici curiae of Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 18 2019	Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana filed (To be recovered-- case No. noted should read 18-5924 rather than 18-5942.)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 01 2019	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2019.

Aug 01 2019	CIRCULATED

Aug 16 2019	Brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 16 2019	Record requested from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit.

Aug 23 2019	Amicus brief of State of Oregon not accepted for filing. (August 26, 2019) (Duplicate efiling)

Aug 23 2019	Brief amicus curiae of State of Oregon filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 23 2019	Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Sep 06 2019	Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 20 2019	Record received from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format).

Oct 07 2019	Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Elizabeth Murrill, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La.

Apr 20 2020	Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II–A, III, and IV–B–1, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect to Parts II–B, IV–B–2, and V, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV–A, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring as to all but Part IV–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined, and in which Kagan, J., joined as to all but Part III–D.

May 22 2020	MANDATE ISSUED

May 22 2020	JUDGMENT ISSUED

Jan 11 2023	Record returned to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format).

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
G. Ben Cohen Counsel of Record	The Promise of Justice Initiative 1024 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans, LA 70117 benc@thejusticecenter.org	504-529-5955
Party name: Evangelisto Ramos
Attorneys for Respondent
Elizabeth Baker Murrill Counsel of Record	Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70084-9005 murrille@ag.louisiana.gov	225-326-6766
Party name: Louisiana
Other
Robert M. Carlson Counsel of Record	American Bar Association 321 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60654 abapresident@americanbar.org	312-988-5000
Party name: American Bar Association
David D. Cole Counsel of Record	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org	212-549-2611
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana
Jeffrey Erwin Ellis Counsel of Record	Oregon Capital Resource Center 621 SW Morrison St Ste 1025 Portland, OR 97205 jeffreyerwinellis@gmail.com	503 222 9830
Party name: Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA
Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record	Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org	202 296 6889
Party name: Law Professors and Social Scientists
Tyler Green Counsel of Record	Utah Solicitor General 350 N. State Street, Suite 230 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320 tylergreen@agutah.gov	(801) 538-9600
Party name: State of Utah
Benjamin Noah Gutman Counsel of Record	Oregon Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301 benjamin.gutman@doj.state.or.us	503-378-4402
Party name: State of Oregon
Daniel Scott Harawa Counsel of Record	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 700 14th Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 dharawa@naacpldf.org	2022165563
Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Wesley Patrick Hottot Counsel of Record	Institute for Justice 600 University Street Suite 1730 Seattle, WA 98101 whottot@ij.org	206-957-1300
Party name: Institute for Justice
Michael J. Lockerby Counsel of Record	Foley & Lardner LLP 3000 K Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20007-5109 mlockerby@foley.com	202-945-6079
Party name: The Rutherford Institute
Emily L.A. Maw Counsel of Record	Innocence Project New Orleans 4051 Ulloa Street New Orleans, LA 70119 emilym@ip-no.org	504-943-1902
Party name: Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project
Timothy Patrick O'Toole Counsel of Record	Miller & Chevalier Chartered 900 Sixteenth St., NW Washington, DC 20006 totoole@milchev.com	202-626-5552
Party name: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Barbara Dale Underwood Counsel of Record	Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005-1400 Barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov	212-416-8016
Party name: State of New York et al.