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Docket for 08-368
No. 08-368
Title:
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, Petitioner
v.
Daniel Spagone, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig
Docketed:September 23, 2008
Linked with 08A755
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-7427)
  Decision Date:July 15, 2008
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sep 19 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2008)
Oct 23 2008 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 24, 2008.
Oct 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of William N. Eskridge, Jr., Daniel A. Farber, and Eric Lane filed.
Oct 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Constitutional Law and of the Federal Courts filed.
Oct 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges, et al. filed.
Oct 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of The Constitution Project, et al. filed.
Oct 23 2008 Brief amici curiae of Retired Military Officers filed.
Oct 31 2008 Brief of respondent John Pucciarelli, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig in opposition filed.
Nov 10 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2008.
Nov 10 2008 Reply of petitioner Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri filed. (Distributed)
Dec 1 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2008.
Dec 5 2008 Petition GRANTED.
Jan 6 2009 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri.
Jan 21 2009 Brief of petitioner Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri filed.
Jan 23 2009 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 23, 2009.
Jan 26 2009 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Muslim Advocates, et al. filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Former United States Diplomats filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of William N. Eskridge, Jr., Daniel A. Farber, and Eric Lane filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Founding-Era Historians and Experts in American Legal History filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Historians and Scholars of Ex Parte Quirin filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges, et al. filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Civil War Historians filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Retired Military Officers, et al. filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amicus curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Human Rights and Religious Organizations filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional, Criminal Procedure, and Other Legal Scholars filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Commonwealth Lawyers Association and JUSTICE filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Experts in the Law of War filed. (Distributed)(To Be Reprinted)
Jan 28 2009 Brief amici curiae of Former National Security Officials and Counterterrorism Experts filed.
Feb 27 2009 Motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to vacate the judgment below and remand with directions to dismiss the case as moot filed by respondent Daniel Spagone, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2009 Application (08A755) respecting the custody and transfer of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, submitted to the Chief Justice.
Feb 27 2009 Response to application (08A755) requested by The Chief Justice, due close of business March 3, 2009. A reply, if any, shall be filed by close of business March 4, 2009.
Feb 27 2009 Response to motion to dismiss due close of business March 3, 2009. A reply, if any, shall be filed by close of business March 4, 2009.
Feb 27 2009 CIRCULATED.
Mar 3 2009 Opposition to motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, to vacate the judgment below and remand with directions to dismiss the case as moot of petitioner Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri filed.
Mar 3 2009 Letter from counsel of record for petitioner in response to the application (08A755) respecting the custody and transfer of Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri filed.
Mar 4 2009 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 6, 2009.
Mar 4 2009 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 6, 2009.
Mar 4 2009 Reply to motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, to vacate the judgment below and remand with directions to dismiss the case as moot of respondent Daniel Spagone, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig filed.
Mar 6 2009 The application (08A755) of the Acting Solicitor General respecting the custody and transfer of petitioner, seeking to release petitioner from military custody and transfer him to the custody of the Attorney General, presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit with instructions to dismiss the appeal as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U.S. 36 (1950).
Apr 7 2009 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Apr 9 2009 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the 4th Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jonathan L. Hafetz American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 284-7321
    Counsel of Record125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
jhafetz@aclu.org
Party name: Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri
Attorneys for Respondent:
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: Daniel Spagone, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig
Other:
Baher Azmy Seton Hall Law School(973) 642-8700
School of Law - Center for Social Justice
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ  07102
Party name: Human Rights and Religious Organizations
 
James J. Benjamin Jr. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP(212) 872-1000
One Bryant Park
New York, NY  10036
Party name: Association of the Bar of the City of New York
 
David J. Cynamon Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP(202) 663-8000
2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20037
david.cynamon@pillsburylaw.com
Party name: Former United States Diplomats
 
Kenneth D. Heath Wiggin and Dana LLP(203)-498-4400
One Century Tower
P.O. Box 1832
New Haven, CT  06508
Party name: Historians and Scholars of Ex Parte Quirin
 
Gary A. Isaac Mayer Brown LLP(312) 782-0600
17 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60606
Party name: Former Federal Judges, et al.
 
Ketanji Brown Jackson Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-1568
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Suite 5500
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: The Constitution Project, et al.
 
Daniel F Kolb Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP(212) 450-4000
450 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY  10017
daniel.kolb@davispolk.com
Party name: Professors of Constitutional Law and of the Federal Courts Founding-Era Historians and Experts in American Legal History
 
Sarah E. McCallum Four Times Square (212)-735-3998
New York, NY  10036
sarah.mccallum@skadden.comm
Party name: Experts in the Law of War
 
Juan P. Morillo Clifford Chance US LLP(202) 912-5000
2001 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1001
juan.morillo@cliffordchance.com
Party name: Commonwealth Lawyers Association, and Justice
 
David E. Nachman DLA Piper LLP (US)(212) 335-4500
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10020
Party name: Muslim Advocates, et al.
 
Kevin K. Russell Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202) 362-0636
5225 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC  20015
kr@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: Constitutional Law Scholars
 
Gregory Silbert Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP(212) 212-8846
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY  10153
gregory.silbert@weil.com
Party name: Constitutional, Criminal Procedure, and Other Legal Scholars
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: William N. Eskridge, Jr., Daniel A. Farber, and Eric Lane
 
Suzanne E. Spaulding Bingham McCutchen LLP(202) 778-6150
2020 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
suzanne.spaulding@bingham.com
Party name: Former National Security Officials and Counterterrorism Experts
 
Katherine E. Stern Jone Day(202)-879-3939
51 Louisiana Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20001
kstern@jonesday.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
David Overlock. Stewart Ropes & Gray(202) 508-4600
One Metro Center
700 12th Street, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20005-3948
David.Stewart@ropesgray.com
Party name: Civil War Historians
 
H. Thomas Wells Jr. President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Thomas B. Wilner Shearman & Sterling LLP(202) 508-8050
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20004
twilner@shearman.com
Party name: Retired Military Officers, et al.

 

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