| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 25 2000 | Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in |
| | forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 1, 2000) |
| Oct 6 2000 | Waiver of right of respondents Betty Montgomery, Atty. General of OH, |
| | et al. to respond filed. |
| Oct 12 2000 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 27, 2000 |
| Oct 23 2000 | Response requested. |
| Nov 21 2000 | Brief of respondents Betty Montgomery, Attorney General, et al. in |
| | opposition filed. |
| Dec 7 2000 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2001 |
| Jan 8 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT April 16, 2001. |
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| Jan 10 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 12, 2001 |
| Jan 16 2001 | The order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari is |
| | amended to read as follows: The motion of petitioner for leave to |
| | proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The petition for a writ of |
| | certiorari is granted limited to the following question: When a |
| | party files a timely notice of appeal in district court, does the |
| | failure to sign the notice of appeal require the court of appeals |
| | to dismiss the appeal? |
| Jan 16 2001 | Stewart A. Baker, Esquire, of Washington, D.C., is invited to |
| | brief and argue this case, as amcius curiae, in support of the |
| | judgment below. |
| Jan 16 2001 | Motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Jan 16 2001 | Motion DISTRIBUTED. January 19, 2001 (Page 13) |
| Jan 22 2001 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | Jeffrey S. Sutton, Esquire, of Columbus, Ohio, is appointed to |
| | serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Feb 21 2001 | Record filed. |
| Feb 22 2001 | Brief of petitioner Dale G. Becker filed. |
| Feb 22 2001 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 22 2001 | Brief of respondents Betty Montgomery, Attorney General, et al. in |
| | support of petition filed. |
| Feb 23 2001 | Record filed. |
| Feb 28 2001 | Motion of respondents for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 9 2001 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 16 2001 | Motion of respondents for divided argument DISTRIBUTED. |
| Mar 19 2001 | Motion of respondents for divided argument DENIED. |
| Mar 26 2001 | Brief of amicus curiae Stewart Baker in support of judgement below at |
| | the invitation of the Court filed. |
| Mar 26 2001 | LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of documents in two |
| | volumes received from Stewart Baker and distributed. |
| Apr 9 2001 | Reply brief of petitioner Dale G. Becker filed. |
| Apr 16 2001 | ARGUED. |
| May 29 2001 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED GINSBURG, J., delivered the |
| | opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jun 28 2001 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Mar 6 2002 | Record returned to the USDC S. Dist. Ohio E. Division at Columbus |
| | Ohio. |
| Mar 6 2002 | Record returned to the USCA for the 6th circuit. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Dale G. Becker | #249-474, Chillicothe Corr. | |
| P. O. Box 5500 | |
| Chillicothe, OH 45601 | |
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| Jeffrey S. Sutton | Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue | 6194693855 |
| 1900 Huntington Center | |
| Columbus, OH 43215 | |
| Party name: Dale Becker |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| David M. Gormley | Office of the Attorney General | 6144668980 |
| 30 East Broad Street, 17th Fl. | |
| Columbus, OH 43215-3428 | |
| Party name: Betty Montgomery, Attorney General, et al. |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Stewart A. Baker | Steptoe & Johnson | 2024296413 |
| 1330 Connecticut Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| Party name: at invitation of Court |
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