| ~~Date~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Aug 30 2001 | Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 5, 2001) |
| Nov 2 2001 | Brief of respondent in opposition filed. |
| Nov 2 2001 | Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. |
| Nov 14 2001 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2001 |
| Dec 3 2001 | REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2001 |
| Dec 10 2001 | Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis |
| | GRANTED. |
| Dec 10 2001 | Petition GRANTED. |
| | SET FOR ARGUMENT March 25, 2002. |
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| Dec 21 2001 | Motion of respondent for appointment of counsel by Henry A. Martin |
| | filed. |
| Jan 10 2002 | Motion of respondent for appointment of counsel filed. |
| Jan 10 2002 | Response of Robert L. Hutton to motion of Henry A. Martin for |
| | appointment of counsel. |
| Jan 14 2002 | DISTRIBUTED. January 18, 2002 (Page 9) |
| Jan 15 2002 | Order extending time to file petitioner's brief on the merits to |
| | and including January 29, 2002. Order extending time to file |
| | respondent's brief on the merits to and including March 5, 2002. A |
| | reply brief, if any, is due on or before March 18, 2002. All |
| | briefs are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing |
| | counsel on the extended due dates; Rule 29.2 is suspended. |
| Jan 22 2002 | Motion for appointment of counsel GRANTED and it is ordered that |
| | Robert L. Hutton, Esquire, of Memphis, Tennessee, is appointed to |
| | serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| Jan 24 2002 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Jan 29 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Jan 29 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| Jan 29 2002 | Brief amici curiae of Ohio, et al. filed. |
| Jan 29 2002 | Brief of petitioner Ricky Bell, Warden filed. |
| Feb 1 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Feb 1 2002 | Record filed. |
| Feb 11 2002 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 4 2002 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral |
| | argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 4 2002 | Brief of respondent Gary Bradford Cone filed. |
| Mar 5 2002 | Brief amici curiae of ACLU, et al. filed. |
| Mar 5 2002 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense |
| | Lawyers filed. |
| Mar 15 2002 | Reply brief of petitioner Ricky Bell, Warden filed. |
| Mar 25 2002 | ARGUED. |
| May 28 2002 | Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Rehnquist, C.J., delivered |
| | the opinion of the Court, in which O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, |
| | Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., |
| | filed a dissenting opinion. |
| Jun 14 2002 | Motion of respondent to compensate appointed counsel at revised |
| | statutory rate and to abolish Court imposed cap on attorney's fees |
| | in light of Attorney Compensation Statute amendments filed. |
| Jun 19 2002 | Motion DISTRIBUTED. September 30, 2002 (Page 2) |
| Jun 21 2002 | Petition for rehearing filed. |
| Jul 12 2002 | DISTRIBUTED. |
| Aug 5 2002 | Rehearing DENIED. |
| Aug 13 2002 | Record returned to the USCA 6th Circuit. |
| Oct 7 2002 | Motion of respondent to compensate appointed counsel at revised |
| | statutory rate and to abolish Court imposed cap on attorney's fees |
| | in DENIED. |
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