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Docket for 04-5928
No. 04-5928     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Jose Ernesto Medellin, Petitioner
v.
Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Docketed:August 20, 2004
Linked with 04A739
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(03-20687)
  Decision Date:May 20, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 4 2004 Opposition of respondent to petitioner's application to exceed the page limitation.
Aug 18 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 20, 2004)
Aug 18 2004 Appendix of Jose Ernesto Medellin filed.
Sep 15 2004 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 20, 2004.
Sep 20 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Oct 19 2004 Brief amici curiae of Ambassador Bruce Laingen, et al. filed.
Oct 20 2004 Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International, et al. filed.
Oct 20 2004 Brief amici curiae of European Union and Members of the International Communtiy filed.
Oct 20 2004 Brief amici curiae of Foreign Sovereigns, Argentina, et al. filed.
Oct 20 2004 Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts, et al. filed.
Oct 20 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed.
Oct 27 2004 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 27, 2004.
Oct 27 2004 Brief of respondent Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division in opposition filed. (PRINTED BRIEF)
Nov 9 2004 Reply of petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin filed. (Distributed)
Nov 10 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2004.
Nov 29 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 3, 2004.
Dec 6 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2004.
Dec 10 2004 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Dec 17 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Jan 19 2005 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 28, 2005.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of European Union and Members of the International Communtiy filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of Former United States Diplomats filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of Bar Associations and Human Rights Organizations filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of NAFSA : Association of International Educators, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of Ambassador Bruce Laingen, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005 Joint appendix filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of International Law Experts, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief amici curiae of Foreign Sovereigns, Argentina, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005 Brief of petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin filed.
Feb 4 2005 CIRCULATED.
Feb 18 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defense Fund filed. (Distributed)
Feb 23 2005 Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. (1 volume)
Feb 25 2005 Application (04A739) to file an amicus curiae brief on the merits in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Scalia.
Feb 25 2005 Application (04A739) to file in excess of page limits granted by Justice Scalia. The brief may not exceed 50 pages.
Feb 28 2005 Brief of respondent Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amici curiae of Professors of International Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Legal Institute filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of John Cornyn filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Mar 4 2005 Application (04A758) to file petitioner's reply brief on the merits in excess of page limits, submitted to Justice Scalia.
Mar 7 2005 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Mar 7 2005 Application (04A758) to file in excess of page limits granted by Justice Scalia. The applicant's reply brief on the merits may not exceed 30 pages.
Mar 9 2005 Motion to stay further proceedings filed by petitioner.
Mar 10 2005 Letter from the Solicitor General received. (Distributed).
Mar 15 2005 Response of respondent to petitioner's motion to stay filed. (Distributed)
Mar 15 2005 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 18, 2005.
Mar 18 2005 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. to be divided as follows: 30 minutes for petitioner; 20 minutes for respondent; and 10 minutes for the United States.
Mar 21 2005 Reply of petitioner Jose Ernesto Medellin filed. (Distributed)
Mar 24 2005 Letter from counsel for the petitioner received. (Distributed).
Mar 28 2005 Argued. For petitioner: Donald Francis Donovan, New York, N.Y. For respondent: R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
May 3 2005 Copy of Subsequent Application For Post-Conviction Writ Of Habeas Corpus filed in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals lodged by counsel for petitioner.
May 23 2005 Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Opinion Per Curiam. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined as to Part II. O'Connor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Stevens, J., joined.
Jun 24 2005 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 18 2005 Record returned to U.S.C.A. - 5th Circuit.
Jul 18 2005 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Southern Dist. of Texas



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald Francis Donovan Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP(212) 909-6000
    Counsel of Record919 Third Avenue
New York, NY  10022
dfdonovan@debevoise.com
Party name: Jose Ernesto Medellin
Attorneys for Respondent:
Tina J. Miranda Office of the Attorney General(512) 936-1400
    Counsel of Record Post Office Box 12548
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Party name: Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
 
Gena B. Bunn Assistant Attorney General(512) 936-1400
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station
Austin, TX  78711
Party name: Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
 
R. Ted Cruz Solicitor General(512) 936-1824
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, MC-059
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Ted.Cruz@aog.state.tx.us
Party name: Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
 
Michael R. Dreeben Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov
Party name: Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
 
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
Other:
Sandra L. Babcock Bluhm Legal Clinic(302) 503-0114
Northwestern Law School
357 E. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL  60611
Party name: Government of the United Mexican States
 
Asim M. Bhansali Keker & Van Nest LLP(415) 391-5400
710 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
Party name: Foreign Sovereigns, Argentina, et al.
 
Charles Brinsfield Campbell Office of the Attorney General(334) 242-7300
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL  36130-0152
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
Charles J. Cooper Cooper & Kirk, PLLC(202) 220-9600
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
ccooper@cooperkirk.com
Party name: John Cornyn
 
Lori Fisler Damrosch 435 West 116th Street(212) 854-3740
New York, NY  10027
Party name: International Law Experts, et al.
 
Robert J. Grey Jr. American Bar Association(312) 988-5000
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60610
Party name: Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
 
Steve F. Hanlon Holland & Knight, LLP(202) 955-3000
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 100
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: NAFSA: Association of International Educators, et al.
 
Harold Hongju Koh Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic(203) 432-1660
National Litigation Project
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT  06510
Party name: Former United States Diplomats
 
Joseph Margulies Northwestern University Law School(312) 503-0890
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL  60611
j-margulies@law.northwestern.edu
Party name: Ambassador Bruce Laingen, et al.
 
Charles C. Olson 104 Marietta Street, NW(404) 969-4001
Atlanta, GA  30303
Party name: National District Attorneys' Association
 
William Perry Pendley Mountain States Legal Foundation(303) 292-2021
2596 South Lewis Way
Lakewood, CO  80227
Party name: Mountain States Legal Foundation
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Kelly J. Shackelford Liberty Institute(972) 941-4444
2001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600
Plano, TX  75075
kshackford@libertyinstitute.org
Party name: Liberty Legal Institute
 
S. Adele Shank Law Office of S. Adele Shank(614) 326-1217
3380 Tremont Road
Columbus, OH  43221
Party name: European Union and Members of the International Communtiy
 
Paul B. Stephan 580 Massie Rd.(434) 924-7098
Charlottesville, VA  22903
Party name: Professors of International Law, et al.
 
Kevin R. Sullivan King & Spalding LLP(202) 737-0500
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Amnesty International, et al.
 
William Wagner Thomas M.Cooley Law School(517) 371-5140
300 South Capitol
Lansing, MI  48933
Party name: Alliance Defense Fund

 

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