| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jul 28 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 20, |
| | 2001) |
| Jul 28 2001 | Supplemental Appendix of petitioner filed. |
| Sep 26 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 12, 2001 |
| Oct 10 2001 | Response requested. |
| Nov 9 2001 | Brief of respondents Mark Pelzer, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Nov 20 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2001 |
| Dec 28 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2002 |
| Jan 4 2002 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT April 17, 2002. |
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| Jan 29 2002 | The order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari is |
| | amended as follows: "The petition for a writ of certiorari is |
| | granted limited to the following questions: 1. Whether state |
| | officials sued in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. |
| | Section 1983 are entitled to qualified immunity unless they have |
| | violated statutory or constitutional rights 'clearly established' |
| | by a case presenting facts 'materially similar' to those in the |
| | plainfiff's case. 2. Whether under the circumstances that must be |
| | taken as true at the summary judgment of stage of this case, tying |
| | a prisoner to a 'hitching post' violates 'clearly estalished' |
| | constitutional rights for purposes of qualified immunity under 42 |
| | U.S.C. Section 1983." |
| Feb 13 2002 | Time to file petitioner's brief extended to and including February |
| | 21, 2002. The brief must filed with the Clerk and served upon |
| | opposing counsel on Feb. 21, 2002. Rule 29.2 does not apply. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Feb 19 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Feb 21 2002 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
| Feb 21 2002 | Brief of petitioner Larry Hope filed. |
| Mar 20 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 21 2002 | Record filed. |
| Mar 25 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Missouri, et al. filed. |
| Mar 25 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Mar 25 2002 | Brief of respondents Mark Pelzer, Gene McClaran, and Jim Gates filed. |
| Mar 29 2002 | Motion of Missouri, et al. for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Apr 1 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 8 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Larry Hope filed. |
| Apr 12 2002 | Motion of Missouri, et al. for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 17 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Jun 27 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of |
| | the Court, in which O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and |
| | Breyer, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in |
| | which Rehnquist, C.J., and Scalia, J., joined. |
| Jul 26 2002 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Nov 21 2002 | Record returned to the USDC N. Dist. of Alabama. |
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