No. 14-378
Title:
Stephen Dominick McFadden, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:October 3, 2014
Linked with 14A199
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-4349)
  Decision Date:May 21, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:June 17, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aug 18 2014 Application (14A199) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 15, 2014 to October 14, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Aug 21 2014 Application (14A199) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 14, 2014.
Oct 2 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2014)
Oct 30 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 3, 2014.
Nov 20 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2014.
Dec 15 2014 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. (To be reprinted).
Dec 17 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.
Dec 19 2014 Reply of petitioner Stephen Dominick McFadden filed. (Distributed)
Jan 12 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.
Jan 16 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 2 2015 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Mar 2 2015 Brief of petitioner Stephen Dominick McFadden filed.
Mar 5 2015 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Mar 6 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 21, 2015
Mar 9 2015 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Mar 9 2015 Brief amici curiae of Expert Forensic Scientists filed.
Mar 16 2015 CIRCULATED.
Mar 17 2015 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit.
Mar 17 2015 Record received from U.S.C.A. 4th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER. Also sent electronically from the 4th Circuit a SEALED Appendix.
Apr 1 2015 Brief of respondent the United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 10 2015 Reply of petitioner Stephen Dominick McFadden filed. (Distributed)
Apr 21 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Kevin K. Russell, Bethesda, Md. For respondent: Sarah E. Harrington, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 18 2015 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
Jul 20 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Kevin K. Russell Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
    Counsel of Record7475 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 850
Bethesda, MD  20814
kr@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: Stephen Dominick McFadden
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Sarah Elaine Harrington Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Other:
Gerald Michael Finkel Charleston School of Law(843) 377-2415
81 Mary Street
Charleston, SC  29401
jfiinkel@charlestonlaw.edu
Party name: Expert Forensic Scientists
 
Jeffrey T. Green Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
jgreen@sidley.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers