| No. 15-1503 Vide 15-1504 | |
| Title: | Charles S. Turner, et al., Petitioners v. United States |
| Docketed: | June 14, 2016 |
| Linked with 15A988, 16A792 | |
| Lower Ct: | District of Columbia Court of Appeals |
| Case Numbers: | (12-CO-1362, 12-CO-1538, 12-CO-1540, 12-CO-1541, 12-CO-1542, 12-CO-1543) |
| Decision Date: | June 11, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | January 14, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 23 2016 | Application (15A988) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 13, 2016 to May 13, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Mar 24 2016 | Application (15A988) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 13, 2016. |
| Apr 27 2016 | Application (15A988) to extend further the time from May 13, 2016 to June 10, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 27 2016 | Application (15A988) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 10, 2016. |
| Jun 10 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2016) |
| Jul 07 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 15, 2016. |
| Jul 14 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Former Prosecutors filed. |
| Jul 14 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of Innocence Network filed. |
| Aug 11 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 14, 2016. |
| Sep 08 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 14, 2016. |
| Oct 14 2016 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| Nov 01 2016 | Reply of petitioners Charles S. Turner, et al. filed. |
| Nov 02 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016. |
| Nov 16 2016 | Record Requested. |
| Nov 18 2016 | Record received from the D.C. Court of Appeals. The records are electronic. |
| Nov 21 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 9, 2016. |
| Dec 14 2016 | Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: "Whether the petitioners' convictions must be set aside under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)." The petition in 15-1504 is granted and the cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. |
| Jan 24 2017 | Joint motion to deem the court of appeals' joint appendix as supplemental volumes to the joint appendix filed with this Court filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 27 2017 | Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Jan 27 2017 | Brief of petitioners Charles S. Turner, et al. filed. |
| Feb 02 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Wilfredo Lora filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 03 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. VIDED |
| Feb 03 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 03 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 03 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of The Innocence Network filed. |
| Feb 03 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Public Policy Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 03 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Former Prosecutors filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 03 2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| Feb 07 2017 | Application (16A792) to file a consolidated respondents brief on the merits in excess of word limits, submitted to The Chief Justice. VIDED. |
| Feb 09 2017 | Application (16A792) to file a consolidated respondents brief on the merits in excess of word limits granted by The Chief Justice. The consolidated brief on the merits may not exceed 22,500 words. VIDED. |
| Feb 21 2017 | Motion to deem the court of appeals' joint appendix as supplemental volumes to the joint appendix filed with this Court GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Feb 22 2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| Feb 27 2017 | Brief of respondent United States filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 01 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner Russell L. Overton. VIDED. |
| Mar 17 2017 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Mar 17 2017 | Reply of petitioners Charles S. Turner, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 29 2017 | Argued. For petitioners in 15-1503: John S. Williams, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in 15-1504: Deanna M. Rice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED. |
| Jun 22 2017 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases. VIDED. |
| Jun 26 2017 | Letter from the United States received. |
| Jul 24 2017 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Jul 24 2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| John S. Williams Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street N.W. Washington, DC 20005 jwilliams@wc.com | (202) 434-5000 |
| Party name: Charles S. Turner, et al. | ||
| Michael E. Antalics | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, N.W., #11007 Washington, DC 20006 mantalics@omm.com | (202) 383-5343 |
| Party name: Russell L. Overton | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Jeffrey Bryan Wall Counsel of Record | Principal Deputy Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 charlene.w.goodwin@usdoj.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben | Deputy Solicitor General Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov | (202) 514-2201 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Other | ||
| John D. Cline | Law Office of John D. Cline 235 Montgomery Street Suite 1070 San Francisco, CA 94104 cline@johndclinelaw.com | (415) 662-2260 |
| Party name: Texas Public Policy Foundation, et al. | ||
| Jeffrey T. Green | Sidley Austin LLP 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 jgreen@sidley.com | (202) 736-8000 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Jeffrey M. Harris | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 jeffrey.harris@kirkland.com | (202) 879-5000 |
| Party name: Cato Institute | ||
| Julia M. Jordan | Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP 1700 New York Avenue, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006-5215 jordanjm@sullcrom.com | (202) 956-7500 |
| Party name: Former Prosecutors | ||
| Richard W. Mark | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 rmark@gibsondunn.com | (212)-351-4000 |
| Party name: The Innocence Network | ||
| Alan B. Morrison | George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20052 abmorrison@law.gwu.edu | (202) 994-5157 |
| Party name: Wilfredo Lora | ||
| Laura Hepokoski Nirider | Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 E. Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60611 l-nirider@law.northwestern.edu | (312) 503-8576 |
| Party name: Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth | ||