| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 3 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in |
| | forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 22, 2001) |
| Nov 2 2001 | Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed. |
| Dec 6 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2002 |
| Dec 26 2001 | Response requested. |
| Jan 24 2002 | Brief of respondent California in opposition filed. |
| Feb 7 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2002 |
| Feb 21 2002 | Letter of respondent California filed. |
| Mar 13 2002 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 29, 2002 |
| Apr 1 2002 | Petition GRANTED. The case is set for oral argument in tandem with |
| | No. 01-1127, Lockyer v. Andrade. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT November 5, 2002. |
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| Apr 16 2002 | Motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Apr 30 2002 | Motion DISTRIBUTED. May 16, 2002 (Page 4) |
| May 14 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including June 17, 2002. |
| May 20 2002 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | Quin Denvir, Esquire, of Sacramento, California, is appointed to |
| | serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Jun 10 2002 | Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's |
| | brief on the merits to and including July 1, 2002. |
| Jun 28 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jun 28 2002 | Brief of petitioner Gary Albert Ewing filed. |
| Jul 1 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums filed. |
| Jul 31 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jul 31 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. |
| Jul 31 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Aug 1 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Aug 1 2002 | Brief of respondent California filed. |
| Aug 1 2002 | LODGING consisting of twenty sets of lower court material received |
| | from counsel for the respondent. |
| Aug 1 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of California District Attorneys Association |
| | filed. |
| Aug 7 2002 | Letter of petitioner in response to respondent's lodging. |
| Aug 16 2002 | Motion of petitioner to strike respondent's lodging of lower court |
| | material filed. |
| Aug 31 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Sep 3 2002 | Respondent's opposition to petitioner's motion to strike lodging |
| | of respondent. |
| Sep 4 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Gary Albert Ewing filed. |
| Sep 10 2002 | Petitioner's reply to respondent's response to the motion to |
| | strike respondent's lodging. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of petitioner to strike respondent's lodging of lower court |
| | material DENIED. |
| Nov 5 2002 | ARGUED. |
| Nov 5 2002 | Letter containing late authority,dated October 29, received from |
| | counsel for petitioner and distributed. |
| Nov 25 2002 | Letter and attachment received from counsel for petitioner and |
| | distributed. |
| Mar 5 2003 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. O'Connor, J., announced the judgment of |
| | the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and |
| | Kennedy, J., joined. Scalia, J., and Thomas, J., filed opinions |
| | concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting |
| | opinion, in which Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. |
| | Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, |
| | and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. |
| Apr 4 2003 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Quin Denvir | Office of the Federal Defender | 9164985700 |
| 801 K Street, 10th Fl. | |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 | |
| Party name: Gary Albert Ewing |
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| Attorneys for Respondent: | | |
| Donald E. DeNicola | Office of the Attorney General | 2138972388 |
| 300 South Spring Street | |
| Los Angeles, CA 90013 | |
| Party name: California |
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| Other Attorneys: | | |
| Donald M. Falk | Mayer Brown Rowe Maw | 6503312030 |
| 555 College Avenue | |
| Palo Alto, CA 943306 | |
| Party name: Families Against Mandatory Minimums |
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| Solicitor General | U.S. Department of Justice | |
| Washington, DC 20530 | |
| Party name: United States |
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| Michael B. Billingsley | Alabama AG's Office | 3342427401 |
| 11 South Union Street | |
| Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 | |
| Party name: Alabama, et al. |
| | | |
| Grover D. Merritt | DA'Office Appellate Services | 9098913329 |
| 412 West Hospitality Lane | |
| San Bernadino, CA 92415 | |
| Party name: California District Attorneys Association |
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