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Docket for 01-7574
No. 01-7574 Status: DECIDED
Title: David Allen Sattazahn, Petitioner
v.
Pennsylvania
Docketed:          Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
January 8, 2002 (258 Capital Appeal Dkt. )

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 1 2001Application (A01-300) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ
of certiorari from October 18, 2001 to December 17, 2001,
submitted to Justice Souter.
Oct 1 2001 Application (A01-300) granted by Justice Souter extending the time
to file until December 17, 2001.
Jan 8 2002Petition for writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in
forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 7, 2002)
Feb 5 2002Brief of respondent Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
Feb 21 2002 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 15, 2002
Mar 18 2002 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT November 4, 2002.
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Apr 23 2002 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's
brief on the merits to and including June 3, 2002.
Jun 3 2002Joint appendix filed.
Jun 3 2002Brief of petitioner David Allen Sattazahn filed.
Jun 13 2002 Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to
and including August 2, 2002.
Aug 2 2002Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Aug 2 2002Brief of respondent Pennsylvania filed.
Aug 7 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 31 2002 CIRCULATED.
Sep 5 2002Reply brief of petitioner David Allen Sattazahn filed.
Sep 17 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General to present oral argument pro hac
vice filed.
Sep 20 2002 Record filed.
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 the Solicitor General to present oral argument pro hac
vice GRANTED.
Nov 4 2002 ARGUED.
Jan 14 2003 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Scalia, J., announced the judgment of the
Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts
I, II, IV, and V, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor, Kennedy,
and Thomas, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part III,
in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Thomas, J., joined. O'Connor, J.,
filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the
judgment. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which
Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined.
Feb 13 2003 MANDATE ISSUED.
Mar 12 2003 Record returned to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Robert Brett Dunham Suite 545 West 2159280520
The Curtis Center
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Party name: David Allen Sattazahn
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Iva C. Dougherty Berks Cty. DA's Office 6104786000
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601-4317
Party name: Pennsylvania
 
Other Attorneys:
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
 
 

 

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