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No. 23-1239
Title:Janice Hughes Barnes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Ashtian Barnes, Deceased, Petitioner
v.
Roberto Felix, Jr., et al.
Docketed:May 24, 2024
Linked with 23A863
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(22-20519)
   Decision Date:January 23, 2024
   Rehearing Denied:
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Mar 22 2024Application (23A863) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 22, 2024 to May 22, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service
Mar 27 2024Application (23A863) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 22, 2024.
May 22 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2024)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Jun 14 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2024 to July 24, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. (Motion docketed 6/21/24)
Main Document
Jun 21 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 24, 2024.
Jun 21 2024Waiver of right of respondent Harris County, Texas to respond filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amici curiae of Due Process Institute and Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amicus curiae of The National Urban League filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor Seth W. Stoughton filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Texas Civil Rights Project filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amicus curiae of Color of Change filed.
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Jun 24 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
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Jul 18 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 24, 2024 to August 14, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jul 19 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 14, 2024.
Aug 14 2024Brief of respondent Roberto Felix, Jr. in opposition filed.
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Aug 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
Aug 28 2024Reply of petitioner Janice Hughes Barnes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Ashtian Barnes, Deceased filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 04 2024Petition GRANTED.
Oct 31 2024SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Nov 13 2024Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Nov 13 2024Brief of petitioner Janice Hughes Barnes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Ashtian Barnes, Deceased filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 13 2024Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Nov 19 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Texas Civil Rights Project filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of Color of Change filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of Southern Border Communities Coalition filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of Institute for American Policing Reform filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Southern Poverty Law Center filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 20 2024Brief amici curiae of The National Urban League, et al. filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of Professor Seth W. Stoughton filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of The National Police Accountability Project filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Due Process Institute and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Law Enforcement Officials filed.
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Nov 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of United States supporting vacatur and remand filed.
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Nov 25 2024Brief amicus curiae of Restore the Fourth, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
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Dec 03 2024CIRCULATED
Dec 13 2024Brief of respondent Roberto Felix, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 13 2024Letter of respondent Harris County informing the Court it will not file a brief on the merits nor participate in the oral argument filed.
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Dec 16 2024Brief amicus curiae of National Sheriffs’ Association filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 19 2024Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Dec 19 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 20 2024Brief amici curiae of California State Sheriffs' Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 20 2024Brief amici curiae of National Police Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Peace Officers Research Association of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2024Brief amici curiae of Wisconsin Coalition of Law Enforcement, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2024Motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Jan 08 2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 08 2025Motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 08 2025Reply of petitioner Janice Hughes Barnes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Ashtian Barnes, Deceased filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 17 2025Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Jan 17 2025Record received relectronically from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and available with the Clerk.
Jan 22 2025Argued. For petitioner: Nathaniel A.G. Zelinsky, Washington, D. C.; and Zoe A. Jacoby, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Charles L. McCloud, Washington, D. C.; and Lanora C. Pettit, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. (for Texas, et al., as amici curiae.)

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Katherine Booth Wellington
    Counsel of Record		Hogan Lovells US LLP
125 High St., Suite 2010
Boston, MA 02110

KATHERINE.WELLINGTON@HOGANLOVELLS.COM		617-371-1037
Party name: Janice Hughes Barnes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Ashtian Barnes, Deceased
Nathaniel Avi Gideon ZelinskyHogan Lovells US LLP
555 13th St NW
Washington, DC 20004

nathaniel.zelinsky@hoganlovells.com		202 637-5600
Party name: Janice Hughes Barnes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Ashtian Barnes, Deceased
Attorneys for Respondents
Lisa Schiavo Blatt
    Counsel of Record		Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024

LBLATT@WC.COM		202-434-5050
Party name: Roberto Felix, Jr.
Seth Barrett Hopkins
    Counsel of Record		Harris County Attorney's Office
1019 Congress Avenue, 15th Floor
Houston, TX 77002

Seth.Hopkins@harriscountytx.gov		(337) 540-9120
Party name: Harris County, Texas
Charles Luther McCloudWilliams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20024

lmccloud@wc.com		202-434-5586
Party name: Roberto Felix, Jr.
Judith Ramsey SaldanaThompson Coe Cousins & Irons
4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77027

jramsey@thompsoncoe.com		713-403-8210
Party name: Roberto Felix, Jr.
Other
Sarah M. Harris
    Counsel of Record		Acting 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
Delia Addo-Yobo
    Counsel of Record		Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
1300 19th St NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036

addo-yobo@rfkhumanrights.org		(240) 813-8887
Party name: Southern Border Communities Coalition
Arthur Emmanuel Ago
    Counsel of Record		Southern Poverty Law Center
1101 17th Street, NW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20036

arthur.ago@splcenter.org		202-961-9325
Party name: The Southern Poverty Law Center
Maureen Patricia Alger
    Counsel of Record		Cooley LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304

malger@cooley.com		(650) 843-5000
Party name: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Remzy D. Bitar
    Counsel of Record		Municipal Law & Litigation Group, S.C.
730 N. Grand Avenue
Waukesha, WI 53186

rbitar@ammr.net		262-548-1340
Party name: Wisconsin Coalition of Law Enforcement, Counties and Local Government Interest Groups
Joseph Carl Cecere
    Counsel of Record		Cecere, PC
6035 McCommas Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75206

ccecere@cecerepc.com		469-600-9455
Party name: Professor Seth W. Stoughton
Gregory Charles Champagne
    Counsel of Record		St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office
260 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway
Luling, LA 70070

SheriffGC@stcharlessheriff.org		(985) 783-2883
Party name: National Sheriffs’ Association
Rachel Anna Chung
    Counsel of Record		O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye St. NW
Washington, DC 20006

rchung@omm.com		(202) 383-5264
Party name: The National Urban League
Scott William Davenport
    Counsel of Record		Jones Mayer
3777 N. Harbor Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92835-1336

swd@jones-mayer.com		7144461400
Party name: California State Sheriffs' Association, California Police Chiefs Association, and California Peace Officers' Association
Chantale Fiebig
    Counsel of Record		Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

chantale.fiebig@weil.com		202-682-7000
Party name: Institute for American Policing Reform
Dana Evans Foster
    Counsel of Record		White & Case LLP
701 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

defoster@whitecase.com		2026263600
Party name: The National Police Accountability Project
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: Constitutional Accountability Center
Daniel Nathan Guisbond
    Counsel of Record		Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
370 17th Street, Suite 4500
Denver, CO 80202-5647

guisbond@wtotrial.com		3032441922
Party name: The Texas Civil Rights Project
Jeffrey Calvin Hendrickson
    Counsel of Record		Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P.
1109 North Francis Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73106

jhendrickson@piercecouch.com		405-235-1611
Party name: National Police Association and United Coalition of Public Safety
Larry H. James
    Counsel of Record		Amundsen Davis LLC
500 South Front Street
Suite 1200
Columbus, OH 43215

ljames@amundsendavislaw.com		614-229-4567
Party name: National Fraternal Order of Police
Douglas Eugene Litvack
    Counsel of Record		Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001-4412

DLITVACK@JENNER.COM		202-639-6000
Party name: Due Process Institute and Restore the Fourth, Inc.
Douglas Eugene Litvack
    Counsel of Record		Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001-4412

DLITVACK@JENNER.COM		202-639-6000
Party name: Due Process Institute and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Angela Marie Liu
    Counsel of Record		Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10036

angela.liu@dechert.com		212-698-3678
Party name: The Rutherford Institute
Raffi Melkonian
    Counsel of Record		Wright, Close & Barger LLP
1 Riverway, Suite 2200
Houston, TX 77056

melkonian@wrightclosebarger.com		713-572-4321
Party name: Color of Change
Clark M. Neily III
    Counsel of Record		Cato Institute
1000 Mass. Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001

CNEILY@CATO.ORG		2024257499
Party name: Cato Institute, Law Enforcement Action Partnership & the Center for Policing Equity
Laura Dahl O'Leary
    Counsel of Record		Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, PC
8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75231

loleary@fhmbk.com		214-369-1300
Party name: Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, et al
Lanora Christine Pettit
    Counsel of Record		Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov		512-936-1700
Party name: Texas, et al.
Elizabeth Catherine Rinehart
    Counsel of Record		Venable LLP
750 East Pratt Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21202

LCRinehart@venable.com		4105284646
Party name: Current and Former Law Enforcement Officials
Mahesha Padmanabhan Subbaraman
    Counsel of Record		Subbaraman PLLC
80 S. 8th St., Suite 900
Minneapolis, MN 55402

MPS@SUBBLAW.COM		612-315-9210
Party name: Restore the Fourth, Inc.
Timothy Keith Talbot
    Counsel of Record		Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC
One Capitol Mall, Suite 345
Sacramento, CA 95814

ttalbot@rlslawyers.com		9166462860
Party name: Peace Officers Research Association of California and California Association of Highway Patrolmen
J. Scott Tiedemann
    Counsel of Record		Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
6033 West Century Boulevard, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045

stiedemann@lcwlegal.com		(310) 981-2000
Party name: The Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association
Francisco Javier ValenzuelaFanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, P.C.
8140 Walnut Hill Lane
Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75231

fvalenzuela@fhmbk.com		9728600398
Party name: Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, et al

 

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