| No. 15-1461 | ||||
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| 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 Record | Brooklyn, 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 | ||