No. 14-8358
Title:
Avondale Lockhart, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:February 9, 2015
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-602)
  Decision Date:May 15, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:October 16, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 14 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 11, 2015)
Mar 3 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 10, 2015.
Apr 10 2015 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Apr 28 2015 Reply of petitioner Avondale Lockhart filed. (Distributed)
Apr 29 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2015.
May 18 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 21, 2015.
May 26 2015 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Jun 23 2015 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 24, 2015.
Jun 23 2015 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 8, 2015.
Jul 24 2015 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
Jul 24 2015 Brief of petitioner Avondale Lockhart filed.
Sep 8 2015 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Sep 9 2015 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Sep 10 2015 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit.
Sep 11 2015 Record request received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit is electronic.
Sep 21 2015 CIRCULATED
Oct 8 2015 Reply of petitioner Avondale Lockhart filed. (Distributed)
Nov 3 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Edward S. Zas, Assistant Federal Defender, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Ann O'Connell, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Mar 1 2016 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined.
Apr 4 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Edward S. Zas Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.(212) 417-8742
    Counsel of RecordAppeals Bureau
52 Duane Street, 10th Fl.
New York, NY  10007
Edward_Zas@fd.org
Party name: Avondale Lockhart
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