| No. 15-650 | *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |||
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| Docketed: | November 17, 2015 | |||
| Linked with 15A403 | ||||
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District | |||
| Case Nos.: | (645 CAP) |
| Decision Date: | July 20, 2015 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 8 2015 | Application (15A403) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 18, 2015 to November 17, 2015, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Oct 14 2015 | Application (15A403) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 17, 2015. |
| Nov 12 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2015) |
| Dec 2 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner |
| Dec 14 2015 | Brief of respondent Pennsylvania in opposition filed. |
| Dec 14 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Social Scientists filed. |
| Dec 16 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Witness to Innocence filed. |
| Dec 16 2015 | Brief amici curiae of The Bar of Ireland, et al. filed. |
| Dec 23 2015 | Reply of petitioner Shonda Walter filed. |
| Dec 30 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 15, 2016. |
| Jan 15 2016 | Rescheduled. |
| Jan 19 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 22, 2016. |
| Jan 25 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Daniel Silverman | 123 Broad Street | (215) 735-1771 |
| Counsel of Record | Suite 2500 | |
| Philadelphia, PA 19109 | ||
| daniel.silverman@temple.edu | ||
| Party name: Shonda Walter | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent: | ||
| Susan Lynn DiGiacomo | Office of the Attorney General | 610-631-5952 |
| Counsel of Record | 1000 Madison Avenue, Suite 310 | |
| Norristown, PA 19403 | ||
| sdigiacomo@attorneygeneral.gov | ||
| Party name: Pennsylvania | ||
| Susan Lynn DiGiacomo | 1000 Madison Avenue | 610-631-5952 |
| Counsel of Record | Suite 310 | |
| Norristown, PA 19403 | ||
| sdigiacomo@attorneygeneral.gov | ||
| Party name: Pennsylvania | ||
| Other: | ||
| Jules Epstein | Visiting Professor of law | (215) 204-6288 |
| Temple Beasley School of Law | ||
| 1719 N. Broad Street | ||
| Philadelphia, PA 19122 | ||
| jules.epstein@temple.edu | ||
| Party name: Social Scientists | ||
| Thomas H. Speedy Rice | Washington & Lee University School of Law | (540) 458-8521 |
| Sydney Lewis Hall | ||
| Lexington, VA 24450 | ||
| RiceS@wlu.edu | ||
| Party name: The Bar of Ireland, et al. | ||
| Jenifer Wicks | 400 Seventh Street, N.W. | (202) 393-3004 |
| Suite 202 | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Jenifer@wickslaw.com | ||
| Party name: Witness to Innocence | ||