| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jun 13 2003 |
Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2003) |
| Jul 18 2003 |
Brief of respondent Michael Wayne Haley in opposition filed. |
| Jul 18 2003 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. |
| Jul 28 2003 |
Reply of petitioner Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice filed. |
| Jul 30 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2003. |
| Oct 6 2003 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2003. |
| Oct 14 2003 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Oct 14 2003 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 23 2003 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent. |
| Oct 29 2003 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A for the 5th Circuit and the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Texas. (1 envelope) |
| Nov 5 2003 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 26, 2003. |
| Nov 19 2003 |
Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including December 12, 2003. |
| Dec 1 2003 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Eric M. Albritton, Esquire, of Longview, Texas is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Dec 10 2003 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT Tuesday March 2, 2004. |
| Dec 12 2003 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Dec 12 2003 |
Joint appendix filed. |
| Dec 12 2003 |
Brief of petitioner Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed. |
| Dec 12 2003 |
Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed. |
| Dec 17 2003 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Dec 18 2003 |
Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including January 26, 2004. |
| Jan 20 2004 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Jan 26 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Zachary W. Carter, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 26 2004 |
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Law, James S. Liebman, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 26 2004 |
Brief of respondent Michael Wayne Haley filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 23 2004 |
Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Feb 23 2004 |
Reply of petitioner Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 2 2004 |
Argued. For petitioner: R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Eric M. Albritton, Longview, Tex. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| May 3 2004 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Souter, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 4 2004 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Jun 7 2004 |
Record returned to U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. (U.S.D.C. for Eastern Dist. of Texas record included) |
| Jun 16 2004 |
Acknowledgement of receipt (06/08/04) of judgment from the Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recived. |