No. 09-1498
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Jason Louis Tinklenberg
Docketed:June 8, 2010
Linked with 09A921
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-2646, 08-1765)
  Decision Date:September 3, 2009
  Rehearing Denied:January 12, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 31 2010 Application (09A921) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2010 to May 12, 2010, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Mar 31 2010 Application (09A921) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until May 12, 2010.
Apr 27 2010 Application (09A921) to extend further the time from May 12, 2010 to June 11, 2010, submitted to Justice Stevens.
Apr 27 2010 Application (09A921) granted by Justice Stevens extending the time to file until June 11, 2010.
Jun 8 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 8, 2010)
Jun 9 2010 Waiver of right of respondent Jason Louis Tinklenberg to respond filed.
Jun 23 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010.
Jun 29 2010 Response Requested . (Due July 29, 2010)
Jul 27 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 30, 2010.
Jul 30 2010 Brief of respondent Jason Louis Tinklenberg in opposition filed. (Distributed).
Jul 30 2010 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. (Distributed).
Aug 11 2010 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Aug 31 2010 Letter, dated August 31, 2010, received from the Acting Solicitor General. (Distributed).
Sep 28 2010 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Sep 28 2010 Petition GRANTED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Oct 27 2010 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 1, 2010.
Oct 27 2010 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 14, 2011.
Dec 1 2010 Joint appendix filed.
Dec 1 2010 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Jan 3 2011 CIRCULATED.
Jan 14 2011 Brief of respondent Jason Louis Tinklenberg filed. (Distributed)
Jan 20 2011 Record received from U.S.C.A. for Sixth Circuit. (1 binder)
Jan 21 2011 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Jan 26 2011 Sealed record received from U.S. District Court of Michigan. (1 envelope)
Feb 1 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 22, 2011.
Feb 14 2011 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 22 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal.
May 26 2011 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined as to Parts I and III. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, J., joined. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Jun 27 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jun 29 2011 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Western District of Michigan.
Jun 29 2011 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 6th Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: United States
 
Matthew D. Roberts Assistant to the Solicitor General
Solicitor General's Office
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
Kevin M. Schad Assistant Federal Public Defender(513) 929-4834
    Counsel of Record 250 East Fifth Street
Suite 350
Cincinnati, OH  45202
Kevin_schad@fd.org
Party name: Jason Louis Tinklenberg
 
Jeffrey L. Fisher Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic(650) 724-7081
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305-8610
jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Party name: Jason Louis Tinklenberg
Other:
Melissa M. Salinas Office of the Federal Public Defender(419)-259-7370
617 Adams Street Second Floor
Toledo, OH  43604
melissa_salinas@fd.org
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers