| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Mar 4 2013 | Application (12A857) to vacate the stay of execution entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, submitted to Justice Kennedy. | 
| Mar 4 2013 | Response to application from respondent Edward Harold Schad filed. | 
| Mar 5 2013 | Reply of applicant Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed. | 
| Mar 5 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2013) | 
| Mar 5 2013 | Appendix of Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed. | 
| Mar 5 2013 | Supplemental response filed by respondent Edward Harold Schad. | 
| Mar 5 2013 | Application (12A857) referred to the Court. | 
| Mar 5 2013 | Application (12A857) denied by the Court.  Justice Scalia and Justice Alito would grant the application to vacate the stay of execution. | 
| Mar 27 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2013. | 
| May 8 2013 | Brief of respondent Edward Harold Schad in opposition filed. | 
| May 8 2013 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Edward Harold Schad. | 
| May 20 2013 | Reply of petitioner Charles L. Ryan, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections filed.  (Distributed) | 
| May 21 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 6, 2013. | 
| Jun 10 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 13, 2013. | 
| Jun 17 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013. | 
| Jun 17 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 20, 2013. | 
| Jun 24 2013 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. | 
| Jun 24 2013 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment REVERSED,  and case REMANDED.  Opinion per curiam. (Detached Opinion) | 
| Jul 19 2013 | Petition for Rehearing filed. | 
| Aug 8 2013 | DISTRIBUTED. | 
| Aug 30 2013 | Rehearing DENIED. | 
| Aug 30 2013 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |