No. 15-1461
Title:
Amir Meshal, Petitioner
v.
Chris Higgenbotham, et al.
Docketed:June 6, 2016
Linked with 15A1062
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  Case Nos.:(14-5194)
  Decision Date:October 23, 2015
  Rehearing Denied:February 2, 2016

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apr 14 2016 Application (15A1062) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 2, 2016 to June 1, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Apr 18 2016 Application (15A1062) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 1, 2016.
May 31 2016 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 6, 2016)
Jun 29 2016 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 5, 2016.
Jul 1 2016 Brief amici curiae of U.N. Special Rapporteurs on Torture filed.
Jul 5 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth Lawyers Association filed.
Jul 6 2016 Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed.
Jul 6 2016 Brief amici curiae of Donald Borelli, et al. filed.
Aug 1 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 6, 2016.
Aug 25 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 20, 2016.
Sep 20 2016 Brief of respondents Chris Higgenbotham, et al. in opposition filed.
Oct 3 2016 Reply of petitioner Amir Meshal filed. (Distributed)
Oct 5 2016 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 28, 2016.
Jun 19 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 22, 2017.
Jun 26 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2017.
Jun 27 2017 Petition DENIED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jonathan L. Hafetz 169 Hicks Street(917) 355-6896
    Counsel of RecordBrooklyn, NY  11201
hafetzj@yahoo.com
Party name: Amir Meshal
Attorneys for Respondents:
Jeffrey B. Wall Acting 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: Chris Higgenbotham, et al.
Other:
William J. Aceves California Western School of Law(619) 525-1589
225 Cedar Street
San Diego, CA  92101
wja@cwsl.edu
Party name: U.N. Special Rapporteurs on Torture
 
James J. Benjamin Jr. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP(212) 872-1000
One Bryant Park
New York, NY  10036
jbenjamin@akingump.com
Party name: Donald Borelli, et al.
 
Mark C. Fleming Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP(617) 526-6000
60 State Street
Boston, MA  02109
mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com
Party name: The Constitution Project
 
Gary A. Isaac Mayer Brown LLP(312) 782-0600
71 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60606
gisaac@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Commonwealth Lawyers Association