No. 01-729 Status: DECIDED
Title: Delbert W. Smith and Bruce M. Botelho, Petitioners
v.
John Doe I, et al.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
November 28, 2001 (99-35845)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 21 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28,
2001)
Dec 13 2001Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Dec 27 2001Brief of respondents John Doe I, et al. in opposition filed.
Jan 9 2002 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002
Feb 19 2002 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT November 13, 2002.
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Mar 22 2002 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners'
brief on the merits to and including May 3, 2002.
Apr 11 2002 Order further extending time to file the joint appendix and
petitioners' brief on the merits to and including June 3, 2002.
May 30 2002Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
Jun 3 2002Brief of petitioners Glenn G. Godfrey, et al. filed.
Jun 3 2002Joint appendix filed.
Jun 3 2002Brief amici curiae of Council of State Governments, et al. filed.
Jun 3 2002 Motion of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for
leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed.
Jun 3 2002Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 12 2002 LODGING consisting of twenty sets of four documents submitted by
counsel for amici, California, et al.
Jun 17 2002 Motion of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for
leave to file a brief as amicus curiae GRANTED.
Jun 18 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jun 21 2002 Order extending time to file respondents' briefs on the merits to
and including August 5, 2002.
Jun 28 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jul 31 2002Brief amici curiae of Office of Public Defender of New Jersey, et al.
filed.
Aug 1 2002Brief amicus curiae of Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel
Services filed.
Aug 1 2002 Motion of Public Defender of New Jersey, as amicus curiae, for
leave to lodge documents under seal with redacted copies for the
public record filed.
Aug 5 2002Brief of respondents John Doe I, Jane Doe, and John Doe II filed.
Aug 5 2002Brief amicus curiae of Public Defender Service for District of
Columbia filed.
Aug 5 2002Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Aug 5 2002Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center filed.
Aug 5 2002 Motion of Citizens for Penal Reform, Inc., and Richard Jones for
leave to file a brief as amici curiae filed.
Aug 31 2002 CIRCULATED.
Sep 4 2002Reply brief of petitioners Glenn G. Godfrey, et al. filed.
Sep 13 2002 Motion of respondents for divided argument filed.
Sep 16 2002 Record filed.
Sep 17 2002 Record filed.
Oct 7 2002 Motion of Public Defender of New Jersey, as amicus curiae, for
leave to lodge documents under seal with redacted copies for the
public record DENIED.
Oct 7 2002 Motion of Citizens for Penal Reform, Inc., and Richard Jones for
leave to file a brief as amici curiae GRANTED.
Nov 1 2002 Motion of respondents for divided argument DENIED.
Nov 13 2002 ARGUED.
Mar 5 2003 Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Kennedy, J., delivered the
opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and O'Connor,
Scalia, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring
opinion. Souter, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Ginsburg, J., filed a
dissenting opininon, in which Breyer, J., joined.
Mar 31 2003Petition for rehearing filed.
Apr 9 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 25, 2003
Apr 28 2003 Rehearing DENIED.
Apr 28 2003 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 2 2003 Record returned to the U.S.C. A. for the 9th Circuit and the
U.S.D.C. for the Central Dist. of California
 

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Cynthia Marie Cooper Alaska Dept. of Law 9072696379
310 K Street, Suite 407
Anchorage, AK 99501
 
John G. Roberts Jr. Hogan & Hartson 2026375810
555 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-1109
Party name: Glenn G. Godfrey, et al.
 
Verne E. Rupright Rupright & Foster 9073733215
322 Main Street
Wasilla, AK 99654
Party name: Petitioners
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Darryl L. Thompson 841 I Street 9072729322
Anchorage, AK 99501
 
Verne * Counsel Rupright Rupright & Foster 9073733215
322 Main Street
Wasilla, AK 99654
Party name: John Doe I, et al.
 
Other Attorneys:
Matthew S. Holman Department of Law 3038665785
1525 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Party name: California, et al.
 
Richard Ruda 444 North Capitol Street, N.W.2024344805
Suite 345
Washington, DC 20001
Party name: Council of State Governments, et al.
 
Lucy A. Dalglish 1815 North Fort Myer Dr. 7038072100
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22209
Party name: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
 
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: United States
 
Janet E. Neeley Deputy Atty. General 9163245257
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Party name: California, et al.
 
Michael Z. Buncher RJ Hughes Justice Complex 6092927677
P.O. Box 850
Trenton, NJ 08625
Party name: Office of Public Defender for the State of New Jersey,et al.
 
Carol A. Donovan Comm. for Public Counsel Serv.6174826212
44 Bromfield Street
Boston, MA 02108
Party name: Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services
 
Samia A. Fam Public Defender Service of DC 2026281200
633 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Party name: Public Defender Service for District of Columbia
 
Lawrence S. Lustberg Gibbons DelDeo Dolan Griffinge9735964500
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
Marc Rotenberg Electronic Privacy Info Center2024831140
1718 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Party name: Electronic Privacy Information Center
 
W. Andrew McCullough 6885 South State St., #200 8015650894
Midvale, UT 84047
Party name: Citizens for Penal Reform, Inc., and Richard Jones