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Docket for 20-7622

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No. 20-7622
Title:	Merle Denezpi, Petitioner v. United States
Docketed:	March 31, 2021

Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(19-1213)
Decision Date:	October 28, 2020
Rehearing Denied:
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Mar 26 2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 30, 2021)
	Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 05 2021	Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
	Main Document
Apr 08 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.

Apr 19 2021	Response Requested. (Due May 19, 2021)

May 12 2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 19, 2021 to June 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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May 13 2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 18, 2021.

Jun 15 2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 18, 2021 to July 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Jun 16 2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 19, 2021.

Jul 19 2021	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 05 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.

Oct 04 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.

Oct 12 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.

Oct 18 2021	Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.

Nov 18 2021	Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Nov 18 2021	Joint 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 December 7, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 11, 2022.

Dec 07 2021	Brief of petitioner Merle Denezpi filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 07 2021	Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.)
	Main Document Proof of Service
Dec 14 2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2021	ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Dec 21 2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit.

Jan 11 2022	Brief of respondent United States filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Jan 18 2022	CIRCULATED

Jan 18 2022	Brief amici curiae of Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022	Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022	Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys John C. Anderson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022	Brief amici curiae of Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022	Brief amici curiae of States of Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Utah filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 09 2022	Reply of petitioner Merle Denezpi filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 22 2022	Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Feb 23 2022	Letter of the Solicitor General correcting a statement made by counsel for the government at oral argument filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 13 2022	Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined as to Parts I and III.

Jul 15 2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Michael B. Kimberly Counsel of Record	McDermott Will & Emery LLP 500 North Capitol Street NW The McDermott Building Washington, DC 20001 mkimberly@mwe.com	(202) 756-8901
Party name: Merle Denezpi
Theresa M. Duncan	Duncan Earnest LLC P.O. Box 2769 Santa Fe, NM 87504 teri@duncanearnest.com	5057106586
Party name: Merle Denezpi
Attorneys for Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record	Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov	202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Other
Ian Heath Gershengorn Counsel of Record	Jenner & Block 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 IGershengorn@jenner.com	202-639-6000
Party name: Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians
Keith James Hilzendeger Counsel of Record	Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona 850 West Adams Street Suite 201 Phoenix, AZ 85007 keith_hilzendeger@fd.org	6023822781
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Mary Kathryn Nagle Counsel of Record	Pipestem and Nagle Law PC 401 S. Boston Ave Suite 2200 Tulsa, OK 74103 mknagle@pipestemlaw.com	2024070591
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians
Eric Reuel Olson Counsel of Record	Solicitor General 1300 Broadway 10th Floor Denver, CO 80203 eric.olson@coag.gov	7205086548
Party name: States of Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Utah
Robert Trent Shores Counsel of Record	GableGotwals 110 North Elgin, Suite 200 Tulsa, OK 74137 tshores@gablelaw.com	918-595-4800
Party name: Former United States Attorneys John C. Anderson, et al.
Jennifer H. Weddle Counsel of Record	Greenberg Traurig 1144 15th Street, Ste. 3300 Suite 3300 Denver, CO 80202 weddlej@gtlaw.com	3035726565
Party name: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians