No. 13-1428     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Ron Davis, Acting Warden, Petitioner
v.
Hector Ayala
Docketed:May 29, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(09-99005)
  Decision Date:February 25, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 27 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 30, 2014)
Jun 18 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 30, 2014.
Jul 21 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 13, 2014.
Aug 13 2014 Brief of respondent Hector Ayala in opposition filed.
Aug 26 2014 Reply of petitioner Kevin Chappell, Warden filed.
Aug 27 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 6 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2014.
Oct 14 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014.
Oct 20 2014 Petition GRANTED In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: "Whether the court of appeals properly applied the standard articulated in Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U. S. 619 (1993)."
Oct 30 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 11, 2014.
Oct 30 2014 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 20, 2015.
Dec 9 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Dec 9 2014 Brief of petitioner Kevin Chappell, Warden filed.
Dec 22 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dec 22 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Dec 22 2014 Record from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Jan 7 2015 CIRCULATED.
Jan 9 2015 Record received from U.S.D.C. Southern District of California, (12 Boxes, one box of the record is SEALED)
Jan 20 2015 Brief of respondent Hector Ayala filed. (Distributed)
Feb 12 2015 Letter from counsel for the petitioner regarding change in party name.
Feb 18 2015 Reply of petitioner Ron Davis, Acting Warden filed. (Distributed)
Mar 3 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Robin Urbanski, California Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, Cal. For respondent: Anthony J. Dain, San Diego, Cal.
Jun 18 2015 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Jul 13 2015 Petition for Rehearing filed.
Jul 16 2015 DISTRIBUTED.
Aug 10 2015 Rehearing DENIED.
Aug 10 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 11 2015 Records from the 9th Circuit and from U.S.D.C. Southern District of California has been returned.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Robin H. Urbanski Office of the Attorney General(619) 645-2230
    Counsel of Record600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA  92101
robin.urbanski@doj.ca.gov
Party name: Ron Davis, Acting Warden
Attorneys for Respondent:
Anthony J. Dain Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP(619) 238-1900
    Counsel of Record525 B Street, Suite 2200
San Diego, CA  92101
anthony.dain@procopio.com
Party name: Hector Ayala