| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Apr 5 2002 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 14, 2002) |
| May 7 2002 | Order extending time to file response to petition until June 14, |
| | 2002. |
| Jun 7 2002 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Jun 11 2002 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 27, 2002 |
| Jun 13 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Erick C. Clay filed. |
| Jun 28 2002 | Petition GRANTED. limited to the following question: Whether |
| | petitioner's judgment of conviction became "final" within the |
| | meaning of 28 U.S.C. 2255 para. 6(1) one year after the court of |
| | appeals issued its mandate on direct appeal or one year after his |
| | time for filing a petition for a writ of certiorari expired. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT January 13, 2003. |
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| Jul 9 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to amend the order granting the |
| | petition for a writ of certiorari and stating the question |
| | presented filed. |
| Jul 29 2002 | David W. DeBruin, Esquire, of Washington, D.C., is invited to |
| | brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the |
| | judgment below. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including September11, 2002. |
| Aug 26 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to amend the order granting the |
| | petition for a writ of certiorari and stating the question |
| | presented GRANTED. The order granting the petition for a writ of |
| | certiorari is amended to read as follows: The petition for a writ |
| | of certiorari is granted limited to the following question: |
| | Whether petitioner's judgment of conviction became "final" within |
| | the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 2255, para. 6(1) when the court of |
| | appeals issued its mandate on direct appeal or when his time for |
| | filing a petition for a writ of certiorari expired. |
| Aug 30 2002 | Motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Aug 30 2002 | Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed further herein in forma |
| | pauperis filed. |
| Sep 4 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix filed. |
| Sep 11 2002 | Motions DISTRIBUTED. September 30, 2002 (Page 162) |
| Sep 11 2002 | Brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Sep 11 2002 | Brief of petitioner Erick Cornell Clay filed. |
| Sep 12 2002 | Consent to the filing of all amicus briefs in support of either |
| | party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Sep 22 2002 | Order extending time to file brief of amicus curiae, in support of |
| | judgment below to and including November 14, 2002. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed further herein in forma |
| | pauperis GRANTED. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | Thomas C. Goldstein, Esquire, of Washington, D.C., is appointed to |
| | serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General to dispense with printing the |
| | joint appendix GRANTED. |
| Nov 4 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument filed. |
| Nov 14 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of David DeBruin in support of the judgement below |
| | filed. |
| Nov 21 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 11 2002 | Record filed. |
| Dec 16 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Dec 16 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Erick C. Clay filed. |
| Dec 16 2002 | Reply brief of respondent United States filed. |
| Dec 23 2002 | Record filed. |
| Jan 13 2003 | ARGUED. |
| Mar 4 2003 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Ginsburg, J., delivered the |
| | opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Apr 3 2003 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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