No. 15-6092
Title:
Richard Mathis, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:September 17, 2015
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(14-2396)
  Decision Date:May 12, 2015
  Rehearing Denied:June 23, 2015
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 15 2015 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2015)
Oct 14 2015 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 18, 2015.
Nov 16 2015 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 18, 2015.
Dec 17 2015 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Dec 30 2015 Supplemental brief of respondent United States filed.
Dec 31 2015 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016.
Jan 19 2016 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Feb 22 2016 Brief of petitioner Richard Mathis filed.
Feb 22 2016 Joint appendix filed.
Feb 29 2016 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders, et al. filed.
Feb 29 2016 Brief amici curiae of American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
Mar 4 2016 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Mar 14 2016 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Mar 15 2016 CIRCULATED.
Mar 23 2016 Record received from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit. (1 Box)
Mar 23 2016 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2016 Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. (Distributed)
Apr 15 2016 Reply of petitioner Richard Mathis filed. (Distributed)
Apr 26 2016 Argued. For petitioner: Mark C. Fleming, Boston, Mass. For respondent: Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 23 2016 Judgment REVERSED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., and Thomas, J., filed concurring opinions. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jul 25 2016 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Aug 18 2016 Record from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit has been returned.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Mark C. Fleming Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP(617) 526-6000
    Counsel of Record 60 State Street
Boston, MA  02109
mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Richard Mathis
 
James Whalen Capital Square(515) 309-9610
400 Locust Street
Suite 340
Des Moines, IA  50309-2360
Party name: Richard Mathis
Attorneys for Respondent:
Nicole A. Saharsky Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-514-2201
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
Other:
Brian Philip Goldman Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP415-773-5676
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA  94105
brian.goldman@orrick.com
Party name: American Immigration Lawyers Association, et al.
 
Kara Hartzler Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.(619) 234-8467
225 Broadway, Suite 900
San Diego, CA  92101-5008
kara_hartzler@fd.org
Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders, et al.
 
Dale L. Wilcox Immigration Reform Law Institute(202) 232-5590
25 Massachsetts Ave., NW, Suite 335
Washington, DC  20001
litigation@irli.com
Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute