No. 15-420
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Michael Bryant, Jr.
Docketed:October 5, 2015
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(12-30177)
  Decision Date:September 30, 2014
  Rehearing Denied:July 6, 2015
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 5 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2015)
Nov 4 2015 Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed.
Nov 4 2015 Brief of respondent Michael Bryant, Jr. in opposition filed.
Nov 4 2015 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Michael Bryant, Jr.
Nov 23 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 11, 2015.
Nov 23 2015 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 14 2015 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Dec 14 2015 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 28 2016 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
Jan 28 2016 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Feb 4 2016 Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed.
Feb 4 2016 Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed.
Feb 4 2016 Brief amici curiae of Dennis K. Burke, United States Attorney, District of Arizona, et al. filed.
Feb 19 2016 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 7, 2016.
Mar 4 2016 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Mar 7 2016 Brief of respondent Michael Bryant, Jr. filed.
Mar 14 2016 Brief amici curiae of Criminal Justice Organizations and Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2016 Brief amici curiae of Professor Barbara Creel, and The Tribal Defender Network filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2016 Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Mar 14 2016 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 15 2016 CIRCULATED.
Mar 15 2016 The record from U.S.D.C. District of Montana is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of one document.
Mar 23 2016 The record from the U.S.C.A. is electronic and located on PACER.
Apr 6 2016 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 19 2016 Argued. For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Steven C. Babcock, Assistant Federal Defender, Billings, Mont.
Jun 13 2016 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Jun 30 2016 Letter from the United States received.
Jul 15 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
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
 
Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
Steven C. Babcock Assistant Federal Defender4062592459
    Counsel of Record 2702 Montana Avenue, Suite 101
Billings, MT  59101
steven_babcock@fd.org
Party name: Michael Bryant, Jr.
 
Anthony R. Gallagher Office of the Federal Defenders of Montana(406) 259-2459
2702 Montana Ave., Suite 101
Billings, MT  59101
Party name: Michael Bryant, Jr.
Other:
Barbara L. Creel Southwest Indian Law Clinic(505) 277-5265
University of New Mexico School of Law
1117 Stanford Drive NE
Albuquerque, NM  87106
creel@law.unm.edu
Party name: Professor Barbara Creel, and The Tribal Defender Network
 
James J Devine Jr. 128 Main Street(315) 363-6600
Oneida, NY  13421
JDevine@centralny.twcbc.com
Party name: Citizens Equal Rights Foundation
 
Daniel L. Kaplan Assistant Federal Public Defender(602) 382-2700
850 W. Adams Street
Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ  85007
dan_kaplan@fd.org
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.
 
Eric J. Magnuson Robins Kaplan LLP(612) 349-8500
2899 LaSalle Plaza
800 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55402
emagnuson@robinskaplan.com
Party name: Dennis K. Burke, United States Attorney, District of Arizona, et al.
 
Mary Kathryn Nagle Pipestem Law PC(202) 407-0591
1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
mknagle@pipestemlaw.com
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al.
 
Gene C. Schaerr Schaerr l Duncan, LLP(202) 787-1060
1717 K Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@schaerr-duncan.com
Party name: Criminal Justice Organizations and Scholars
 
Joshua Morris Segal Jenner & Block, LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
jsegal@jenner.com
Party name: National Congress of American Indians