| No. 15-118 | |
| Title: | Jesus C. Hernandez, et al., Petitioners v. Jesus Mesa, Jr., et al. |
| Docketed: | July 27, 2015 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (12-50217) |
| Decision Date: | April 24, 2015 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 23 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 26, 2015) |
| Aug 25 2015 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 25, 2015. |
| Aug 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed. |
| Aug 26 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International USA, et al. filed. |
| Aug 26 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project, et al. filed. |
| Aug 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky filed. |
| Sep 25 2015 | Brief of respondent Jesus Mesa, Jr. in opposition filed. |
| Oct 14 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 30, 2015. |
| Oct 15 2015 | Reply of petitioners Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 02 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 6, 2015. |
| Nov 09 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 13, 2015. |
| Nov 16 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 24, 2015. |
| Nov 30 2015 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
| Jan 17 2016 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 29 2016 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. |
| Mar 16 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 1, 2016. |
| Mar 18 2016 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Jun 06 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 9, 2016. |
| Jun 13 2016 | Rescheduled. |
| Sep 21 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 7, 2016. |
| Oct 11 2016 | Petition GRANTED. In addition to the questions presented by the petition the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether the claim in this case may be asserted under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U. S. 388 (1971). |
| Nov 09 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the federal respondents. |
| Nov 14 2016 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. |
| Nov 15 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for petitioners. |
| Nov 22 2016 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including December 2, 2016. |
| Nov 22 2016 | The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 9, 2017. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 01 2016 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for respondent Jesus Mesa, Jr. |
| Dec 02 2016 | Brief of petitioners Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. filed. |
| Dec 08 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Government of the United Mexican States filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Gregory C. Sisk in support of neither party filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Professors James E. Pfander, Carlos M. Vazquez, and Anya Bernstein filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of The American Immigration Council, et al. filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Ten Law Professors filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Former Officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Border Scholars filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Historians filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Border Action Network, et al. filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Amnesty International USA, et al. filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Former Police Chiefs filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Mexican Jurists, Practitioners, and Scholars filed. |
| Dec 09 2016 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
| Dec 22 2016 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. |
| Dec 30 2016 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. |
| Jan 09 2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents filed. |
| Jan 09 2017 | Brief of respondent Jesus Mesa, Jr. filed. |
| Jan 13 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by Federal Respondents. |
| Jan 17 2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 17 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of APA Watch filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 17 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 23 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by Federal Respondents GRANTED. |
| Feb 01 2017 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic and available on PACER. |
| Feb 08 2017 | Reply of petitioners Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 21 2017 | Argued. For petitioners: Robert C. Hilliard, Corpus Christi, Tex. For respondent Jesus Mesa, Jr.: Randolph J. Ortega, El Paso, Tex. For federal respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 26 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Justice Thomas, dissenting. Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Opinion per curiam. |
| Jul 28 2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Deepak Gupta Counsel of Record | Gupta Wessler PLLC 1900 L Street, NW. Suite 312 Washington, DC 20036 deepak@guptawessler.com | (202) 888-1741 |
| Party name: Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. | ||
| Robert C. Hilliard | Hilliard, Munoz & Gonzales, LLP 719 South Shoreline Suite 500 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 bobh@hmglawfirm.com | (361)-882-1612 |
| Party name: Jesus C. Hernandez, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Randolph J. Ortega Counsel of Record | Oretega McGlashan Hicks & Perez, PLLC 609 Myrtle El Paso, TX 79901 randyortega@ellisandortega.com | (915) 543-1883 |
| Party name: Jesus Mesa, Jr. | ||
| Jeffrey B. Wall Counsel of Record | United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 jeffrey.b.wall@usdoj.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Federal Respondents | ||
| Edwin S. Kneedler | Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov | (202) 514-2217 |
| Party name: Federal Respondents | ||
| Other | ||
| Rachel Wainer Apter | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 51 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019 rwainerapter@orrick.com | (212) 506-5000 |
| Party name: Former Officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency | ||
| Richard L. Aynes | 20 Tanager Drive Hudson, OH 44236 raynes@uakron.edu | (330) 650-6129 |
| Party name: Legal Historians | ||
| Jeffrey L. Bleich | Dentons US LLP One Market Plaza Spear Tower, Twenty-Fourth Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 jeffrey.bleich@dentons.com | (415) 882-5020 |
| Party name: Constitutional Law Scholars | ||
| Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr. | Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006 cboccuzzi@cgsh.com | (212) 225-2000 |
| Party name: Mexican Jurists, Practitioners, and Scholars | ||
| Ethan Douglas Dettmer | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 555 Mission St., Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105 edettmer@gibsondunn.com | (415) 393-8200 |
| Party name: Border Scholars | ||
| Donald Francis Donovan | Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 dfdonovan@debevoise.com | (212) 909-6000 |
| Party name: Government of the United Mexican States | ||
| Louis K. Fisher | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 lkfisher@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: Ten Law Professors | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | (202) 296-6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Lawrence J. Joseph | 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 lj@larryjoseph.com | (202) 355-9452 |
| Party name: APA Watch | ||
| Peter Karanjia | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 peterkaranjia@dwt.com | (202) 973-4200 |
| Party name: Former Police Chiefs | ||
| David S. Lesser | Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr 7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007 david.lesser@wilmerhale | (212) 230-8851 |
| Party name: Professor Gregory C. Sisk | ||
| Hope R. Metcalf | 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 hope.metcalf@yale.edu | (203)-432-9404 |
| Party name: Amnesty International USA, et al. | ||
| Matthew Eben Price | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave. NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mprice@jenner.com | (202) 639-6000 |
| Party name: The American Immigration Council, et al. | ||
| Brent M. Rosenthal | Rosenthal Weiner LLP 12221 Merit Dr., Suite 1640 Dallas, TX 75251 brent@rosenthalweiner.com | (214) 871-6600 |
| Party name: Amnesty International USA, et al. | ||
| Sarah O'Rourke Schrup | Northwestern University Supreme Court Practicum 375 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 s-schrup@law.northwestern.edu | (312) 503-0063 |
| Party name: Professors James E. Pfander, Carlos M. Vazquez, and Anya Bernstein | ||
| Andre I. Segura | American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 asegura@aclu.org | (212)-549-2676 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | ||
| Martin J. Siegel | Law Offices of Martin J. Siegel 2222 Dunstan Road Houston, TX 77005 martin@siegelfirm.com | (281) 772-4568 |
| Party name: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky | ||
| Kymberlee Claire Stapleton | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 briefs@cjlf.org | 916-446-0345 |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | ||
| Mahesha P. Subbaraman | Subbaraman PLLC 222 S. 9th Street Suite 1600 Minneapolis, MN 55402 mps@subblaw.com | (612) 315-9210 |
| Party name: Restore the Fourth, Inc. | ||
| Nancy Winkelman | Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP 1600 Market Street , Suite 3600 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7286 nwinkelman@schnader.com | (215) 751-2000 |
| Party name: Border Action Network, et al. Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project, et al. | ||