| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| May 29 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, |
| | 2002) |
| May 29 2002 | Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. |
| Jun 26 2002 | Waiver of right of respondents United States, et al. to respond filed. |
| Jul 3 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2002 |
| Jul 25 2002 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Khanh P. Nguyen filed. |
| Jul 31 2002 | Response requested. (Due August 30, 2002) |
| Aug 20 2002 | Order extending time to file response to petition until September |
| | 30, 2002. |
| Sep 30 2002 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 10 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 1, 2002 |
| Oct 30 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Khanh Phuong Nguyen filed. |
| Nov 4 2002 | Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis |
| | GRANTED. |
| Nov 4 2002 | Petition GRANTED. These cases are consolidated and a total of one |
| | hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 24, 2003. |
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| Dec 11 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' |
| | brief on the merits to and including January 3, 2003. |
| Jan 3 2003 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 3 2003 | Brief of petitioners Khanh Phuong Nguyen and Tuyet Mai Thi Phan filed. |
| | VIDED. |
| Feb 3 2003 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 5 2003 | Order extending time to file respondents' briefs on the merits to |
| | and including February 21, 2003. |
| Feb 6 2003 | Record filed. |
| Feb 12 2003 | Record filed. |
| Feb 21 2003 | Brief of respondent United States filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 21 2003 | Brief amicus curiae of Thomas K. Moore filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2003 | Motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Mar 12 2003 | Letter from the Solicitor General received and distributed. |
| Mar 17 2003 | Motion DISTRIBUTED. March 21, 2003 (Page 28) |
| Mar 17 2003 | Reply brief of petitioners Khanh Phuong Nguyen and Tuyet Mai Thi Phan |
| | filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 24 2003 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | Howard Trapp, Esquire, of Hagatna, Guam is appointed to serve as |
| | counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Mar 24 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 9 2003 | Adjudged to be VACATED and REMANDED Stevens, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, and |
| | Thomas, JJ., joined. Rehnquist, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion, |
| | in which Scalia, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
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