No. 13-1433     *** CAPITAL CASE ***  
Title:
Kevan Brumfield, Petitioner
v.
Burl Cain, Warden
Docketed:June 2, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-30256)
  Decision Date:February 28, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 29 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 2, 2014)
Jul 2 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 9, 2014.
Jul 3 2014 Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden in opposition filed.
Jul 22 2014 Reply of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed.
Jul 23 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Sep 30 2014 Record Requested .
Oct 2 2014 Record received from U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit. The record is electronic.
Oct 6 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2014.
Oct 6 2014 Record received from the U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana (5 boxes). The remaining record is electronic.
Oct 6 2014 Record received from U.S.D.C. Middle District of Louisiana. (5 Boxes)
Oct 14 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 17, 2014.
Oct 27 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014.
Nov 3 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014.
Nov 10 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014.
Nov 17 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014.
Dec 1 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014.
Dec 5 2014 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 20 2015 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Jan 20 2015 Brief of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed.
Jan 27 2015 Brief amici curiae of Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., et al. filed.
Feb 2 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 30, 2015
Feb 12 2015 CIRCULATED
Feb 19 2015 Brief of respondent Burl Cain, Warden filed. (Distributed)
Mar 17 2015 Reply of petitioner Kevan Brumfield filed. (Distributed)
Mar 30 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. DeSanctis, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Premila Burns, Baton Rouge, La.
Jun 18 2015 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in all but Part I-C of which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined.
Jul 20 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 21 2015 Records from U.S.D.C. Middle Dist. of Louisiana has been returned.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Michael B. DeSanctis Jenner & Block LLP(202) 637-6323
    Counsel of Record1099 New York Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
mdesanctis@jenner.com
Party name: Kevan Brumfield
Attorneys for Respondent:
Premila Burns Assistant District Attorney(225) 389-3400
    Counsel of Record 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge
222 St. Louis Street
Baton Rouge, LA  70802
prem.burns@ebrda.org
Party name: Burl Cain, Warden
 
Monisa L. Thompson Assistant District Attorney(225) 389-3453
East Baton Rouge DA's Office - 19th JDC
222 St. Louis Street, 5th Floor
Baton Rouge, LA  70802
Party name: Burl Cain, Warden
Other:
Ted Brett Brunson 448 Jefferson Street (318) 352-9311
Natchitoches, LA  71458-1209
brunsonlaw@cp-tel.net
Party name: Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., et al.