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Docket for 07-455
No. 07-455
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Ahmed Ressam
Docketed:October 4, 2007
Linked with 07A144
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(05-30422, 05-30441)
  Decision Date:January 16, 2007
  Rehearing Denied:June 6, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 21 2007 Application (07A144) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2007 to October 4, 2007, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Aug 22 2007 Application (07A144) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until October 4, 2007.
Oct 4 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2007)
Nov 5 2007 Brief of respondent Ahmed Ressam in opposition filed.
Nov 20 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2007.
Nov 20 2007 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 7 2007 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 22 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
Jan 22 2008 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Jan 22 2008 Joint appendix filed. Statement of costs received.
Feb 1 2008 Record received from U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Feb 4 2008 U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington record received from the Chambers of Judge Pamela A. Rymer of the U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit. (2 boxes)
Feb 5 2008 CIRCULATED.
Feb 21 2008 Brief of respondent Ahmed Ressam filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2008 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Mar 25 2008 Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Wash.
May 19 2008 Judgment REVERSED. Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined, and in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined as to Part I. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Scalia, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion. .
Jun 20 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 26 2008 U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Washington record returned to Judge Pamela Rymer of the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit.
Jul 8 2008 Acknowledgement of receipt (06/23/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Michael B. Mukasey Attorney General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
Thomas W. Hillier II. Federal Public Defender(206) 553-1100
    Counsel of Record1601 Fith Avenue, Suite 700
Seattle, WA  98101
tom_hillier@fd.org
Party name: Ahmed Ressam
Other:
Donald B. Ayer Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001-2113
dbayer@jonesday.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

 

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