| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Oct 12 2007 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2007) |
| Oct 12 2007 |
Appendix of Chris Chrones, Warden filed. |
| Nov 14 2007 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 26, 2007. |
| Dec 26 2007 |
Brief of respondent Michael Robert Pulido in opposition filed. |
| Dec 26 2007 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. |
| Jan 9 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2008. |
| Jan 10 2008 |
Reply of petitioner Chris Chrones, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 19 2008 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2008. |
| Feb 25 2008 |
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Feb 25 2008 |
Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 29 2008 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Michael Robert Pulido. |
| Mar 12 2008 |
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 28, 2008. |
| Mar 17 2008 |
The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 12, 2008. |
| Mar 31 2008 |
Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. J. Bradley O'Connell, Esquire, of San Francisco, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case. |
| May 12 2008 |
Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
| May 12 2008 |
Brief of petitioner Chris Chrones, Warden filed. |
| May 19 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| May 19 2008 |
Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
| May 30 2008 |
The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 11, 2008. |
| Jun 9 2008 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, October 15, 2008. |
| Jul 3 2008 |
CIRCULATED |
| Jul 11 2008 |
Brief of respondent Michael Robert Pulido filed. (Distributed) |
| Jul 17 2008 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Aug 4 2008 |
Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit. (1 envelope) |
| Aug 7 2008 |
Record received from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. (2 boxes) |
| Aug 8 2008 |
Reply of petitioner Chris Chrones, Warden filed. (Distributed) |
| Sep 5 2008 |
Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Oct 15 2008 |
Argued. For petitioner: Jeremy Friedlander, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, Cal.; and Pratik A. Shah, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: J. Bradley O'Connell, San Francisco, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) |
| Dec 2 2008 |
Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Justice Stevens, with whom Justice Souter and Justice Ginsburg join, dissenting. Opinion per curiam. |
| Jan 5 2009 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| May 6 2009 |
Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Nothern District of California. |