| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Dec 21 2000 | Application (A00-557) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from January 3, 2001 to February 2, 2001, submitted |
| | to Justice O'Connor. |
| Dec 26 2000 | Application (A00-557) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the |
| | time to file until February 2, 2001. |
| Feb 2 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2001) |
| Feb 27 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of California filed. |
| Mar 1 2001 | Order extending time to file response to petition until April 4, |
| | 2001. |
| Apr 4 2001 | Motion of Rutherford Institute for leave to file a brief as amicus |
| | curiae filed. |
| Apr 4 2001 | Brief of respondent Mark James Knights in opposition filed. |
| Apr 4 2001 | Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. |
| Apr 17 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 10, 2001 |
| Apr 26 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Apr 26 2001 | LODGING consisting of ten copies of lower court material submitted |
| | by the Solicitor General and distributed. |
| May 14 2001 | Motion of Rutherford Institute for leave to file a brief as amicus |
| | curiae GRANTED. |
| May 14 2001 | Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis |
| | GRANTED. |
| May 14 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 6, 2001. |
| | ******************************************************** |
| Jun 14 2001 | Order extending time to file petitioner's brief on the merits to |
| | and including July 12, 2001. |
| Jul 12 2001 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Jul 12 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jul 12 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for the Community Interest filed. |
| Jul 12 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| Jul 12 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of California filed. |
| Aug 3 2001 | Order further extending time to file brief of respondent on the |
| | merits until August 22, 2001. |
| Aug 14 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Aug 17 2001 | Brief of respondent Mark James Knights filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense |
| | Lawyers filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Brief amici curiae of California Public Defenders Association, et al. |
| | filed. |
| Aug 22 2001 | Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. |
| Sep 5 2001 | Record filed. |
| Sep 6 2001 | Record filed. |
| Sep 21 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Nov 6 2001 | ARGUED. |
| Dec 10 2001 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED REHNQUIST, C.J., delivered |
| | the opinion for a unanimous Court. SOUTER, J., filed a concurring |
| | opinion. |
| Jan 9 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 6 2002 | Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. of California. |
| May 16 2002 | Record returned to the USCA 9th Circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| | Solicitor General | |
| U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: United States |
| | | |
| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Hillary A. Fox | Asst. Federal Public Defender | |
| 1301 Clay Street, Room 200C | |
| Oakland, CA 94612-5204 | |
| Party name: Mark James Knights |
| | | |
| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Joel Carey | 1300 I Street | 9163242960 |
| P.O. Box 944255 | |
| Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 | |
| Party name: California |
| | | |
| James J. Lynch Jr. | 2740 Howe Ave. | 9164487871 |
| P.O. Box 336 | |
| Sacramento, CA 95812-0336 | |
| Party name: Rutherford Institute |
| | | |
| Andrew N. Vollmer | Wilmer Cutler & Pickering | 2026636000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20037 | |
| Party name: Center for the Community Interest |
| | | |
| Charles L. Hobson | Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn | 9164460345 |
| 2131 L Street | |
| Sacramento, CA 95816 | |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation |
| | | |
| Laurence K. Sullivan | Supervising Deputy AG | 4157035849 |
| 455 Golden Gate Avenue, #11000 | |
| San Francisco, CA 94102-7004 | |
| Party name: California |
| | | |
| John W. Hall Jr. | 523 West Third Street | 5013719131 |
| Little Rock, AR 72201 | |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
| | | |
| Kenneth I. Clayman | County of Ventura CA | 8054777114 |
| 800 South Victoria Ave. | |
| Ventura, CA 939009 | |
| Party name: California Public Defenders Association, et al. |
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