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Docket for 21-1394

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No. 21-1394
Title:	John Fitisemanu, et al., Petitioners v. United States, et al.
Docketed:	April 29, 2022
Linked with 21A494
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(20-4017, 20-4019)
Decision Date:	June 15, 2021
Rehearing Denied:	December 27, 2021
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Mar 09 2022	Application (21A494) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 27, 2022 to April 27, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
	Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Mar 10 2022	Application (21A494) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until April 27, 2022.

Apr 11 2022	Application (21A494) to extend further the time from April 27, 2022 to May 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
	Written Request Proof of Service
Apr 18 2022	Application (21A494) denied by Justice Gorsuch.

Apr 27 2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2022)
	Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 12 2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
May 13 2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 30, 2022, for all respondents.

May 26 2022	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022	Brief amici curiae of Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022	Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022	Brief amicus curiae of Samoan Federation of America, Inc. filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022	Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 31 2022	Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 31 2022	Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 31 2022	Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 06 2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 30, 2022 to July 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Jun 07 2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 29, 2022.

Jul 13 2022	Brief amici curiae of Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association in support of respondents filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 22 2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 29, 2022 to August 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Jul 25 2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 29, 2022.

Aug 29 2022	Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Aug 29 2022	Brief of respondents American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata in opposition filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 14 2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.

Sep 14 2022	Reply of petitioners John Fitisemanu, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 04 2022	Rescheduled.

Oct 11 2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.

Oct 17 2022	Petition DENIED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Matthew Dempsey McGill Counsel of Record	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 mmcgill@gibsondunn.com	202-955-8500
Party name: John Fitisemanu, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents
Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record	Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov	202-514-2217
Party name: United States of America, et al.
Michael Francis Williams Counsel of Record	Kirkland and Ellis LLP 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 michael.williams@kirkland.com	202-389-5000
Party name: American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata
Other
Dwyer Stenquist Arce Counsel of Record	Kutak Rock LLP 1650 Farnam Street The Omaha Building Omaha, NE 68102 Dwyer.Arce@KutakRock.com	402.346.6000
Party name: Virgin Islands Bar Association
Gregory Jacob Dubinsky Counsel of Record	Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 gdubinsky@hsgllp.com	6468375151
Party name: Former Federal and Local Judges
Mark Christopher Fleming Counsel of Record	WilmerHale 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com	6175266000
Party name: Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History
Joseph Edward Horey Counsel of Record	Banes Horey Berman and Miller LLC PO Box 501969 Saipan, MP 96950 jhorey@pacificlawyers.law	(670) 234-5684
Party name: Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association
Steven Joseph Horowitz Counsel of Record	Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60603 shorowitz@sidley.com	(312) 853-7143
Party name: Citizenship Scholars
Neal Kumar Katyal Counsel of Record	Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St., N.W. Washington, DC 20004 neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com	202 637 5528
Party name: Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez
Cesar Antonio Lopez Morales Counsel of Record	Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 clopez-morales@orrick.com	202-339-8471
Party name: Samoan Federation of America, Inc.
Alejandro Agustin Ortiz Counsel of Record	American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 ortiza@aclu.org	3323233888
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
David Meir Zionts Counsel of Record	Covington & Burlington LLP 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 dzionts@cov.com	(202) 662-5987
Party name: Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands