| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 17 2002 | Application (A01-528) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari from January 28, 2002 to February 27, 2002, |
| | submitted to Justice O'Connor. |
| Jan 18 2002 | Application (A01-528) granted by Justice O'Connor extending the |
| | time to file until February 27, 2002. |
| Feb 14 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 15, 2002) |
| Mar 17 2002 | Waiver of right of respondent Francisco Jimenez Recio to respond |
| | filed. |
| Mar 19 2002 | Order extending time to file response to petition until April 15, |
| | 2002. |
| Mar 19 2002 | This extension of time is granted for all respondents. |
| Apr 15 2002 | Brief of respondent Adrian Lopez-Meza in opposition filed. |
| Apr 29 2002 | Brief of respondent Francisco Jimenez Recio in opposition filed. |
| Apr 29 2002 | Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. |
| May 2 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| May 7 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 23, 2002 |
| May 28 2002 | Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis |
| | GRANTED. |
| May 28 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 12, 2002. |
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| Jun 6 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix filed. |
| Jun 17 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix GRANTED. |
| Jul 10 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including July 19, 1002. |
| Jul 19 2002 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Jul 19 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Center for Law & Justice, et al. filed. |
| Aug 16 2002 | Brief of respondent Francisco Jimenez Recio filed. |
| Aug 21 2002 | Brief of respondent Adrian Lopez-Meza filed. |
| Sep 17 2002 | Record filed. |
| Sep 24 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 4 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Nov 12 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jan 21 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Breyer, J., delivered the |
| | opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, |
| | Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Thomas, JJ., joined. |
| | Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in |
| | part. |
| Jan 28 2003 | Motion of respondent Francisco Jimenez Recio for appointment of |
| | counsel nunc pro tunc filed. |
| Feb 7 2003 | Motion of respondent Adrian Lopez-Meza for appointment of counsel |
| | nunc pro tunc filed. |
| Feb 20 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Feb 21 2003 | Record returned to the USCA 9th Circuit. |
| Feb 24 2003 | Motion of respondent Francisco Jimenez Recio for appointment of |
| | counsel nunc pro tunc GRANTED. and it is ordered that M. Karl |
| | Shurtliff, Esquire, of Boise, Idaho, is appointed to serve as |
| | counsel for respondent Francisco Jimenez Recio in this case. |
| Feb 24 2003 | Motion of respondent Adrian Lopez-Meza for appointment of counsel |
| | nunc pro tunc GRANTED. and it is ordered that Thomas A. Sullivan, |
| | Esquire, of Caldwell, Idaho, is appointed to serve as counsel for |
| | the respondent Adrian Lopez-Meza in this case. |
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