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Docket for 04-514
No. 04-514     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Ricky Bell, Warden, Petitioner
v.
Gregory Thompson
Docketed:October 18, 2004
Linked with 04A211
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(00-5516)
  Decision Date:June 23, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 10 2004 Application (04A211) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 21, 2004 to October 14, 2004, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Sep 17 2004 Application (04A211) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until October 14, 2004.
Oct 14 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2004)
Oct 14 2004 Appendix of Ricky Bell, Warden filed.
Nov 16 2004 Brief of respondent Gregory Thompson in opposition filed.
Nov 16 2004 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Gregory Thompson.
Nov 30 2004 Reply of petitioner Ricky Bell, Warden filed. (Distributed)
Dec 1 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2005.
Jan 7 2005 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Jan 7 2005 Petition GRANTED limited to Question two presented by the petition.
Feb 8 2005 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party or neither party for received from counsel for the respondent
Feb 22 2005 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 26, 2005.
Feb 22 2005 Brief of petitioner Ricky Bell, Warden filed.
Feb 22 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 22 2005 Joint appendix filed.
Mar 9 2005 Record received from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. (1 binder)
Mar 11 2005 Record for U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Tennesee received from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. (6 boxes)
Mar 22 2005 Motion of Matthew M. Shors to argue pro hac vice.
Mar 25 2005 CIRCULATED.
Mar 29 2005 Brief of respondent Gregory Thompson filed. (Distributed).
Mar 29 2005 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Apr 4 2005 Motion to argue pro hac vice filed by respondent GRANTED.
Apr 19 2005 Reply of petitioner Ricky Bell, Warden filed. (Distributed)
Apr 26 2005 Argued. For petitioner: Jennifer L. Smith Nashville, Tn. For respondent: Matthew M. Shors, Washington, DC.
Jun 27 2005 Judgment REVERSED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J. and O'Connor, Scalia, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined.
Jul 21 2005 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Jul 28 2005 DISTRIBUTED.
Aug 22 2005 Rehearing DENIED.
Aug 22 2005 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 31 2005 Acknowledgement of receipt (08/25/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jennifer L. Smith Associate Deputy Attorney General(615) 741-3487
Office of the Attorney General of Tennessee
Criminal Justice Division
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN  37202-0207
Jennifer.Smith@ag.tn.gov
Party name: Ricky Bell, Warden
Attorneys for Respondent:
Dana Hansen Chavis Federal Defender Services of Eastern TN, Inc.(865) 637-7979
    Counsel of Record 530 South Gay Street, Suite 900
Knoxville, TN  37902
Party name: Gregory Thompson
 
Walter Dellinger O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5319
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
wdellinger@omm.com
Party name: Gregory Thompson
 
Matthew M. Shors O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
mshors@omm.com
Party name: Gregory Thompson
Other:
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
brfs@cjlf.org
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
 
Paul R.Q. Wolfson Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6390
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

 

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