No. 16-424
 
Title: Rodney Class, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed: September 30, 2016
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
   Case Numbers: (15-3015)
   Decision Date: July 5, 2016
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 30 2016 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2016)
Oct 27 2016 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 30, 2016.
Nov 16 2016 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including December 20, 2016.
Dec 20 2016 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Jan 03 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 19, 2017.
Jan 03 2017 Reply of petitioner Rodney Class filed. (Distributed)
Feb 06 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017.
Feb 21 2017 Petition GRANTED.
Mar 15 2017 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 12, 2017.
Mar 15 2017 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 17, 2017.
May 12 2017 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs received.)
May 12 2017 Brief of petitioner Rodney Class filed.
May 12 2017 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for the petitioner.
May 19 2017 Brief amici curiae of The National Association of Criminal Lawyers, et al. filed.
May 19 2017 Brief amicus curiae of Albert W. Alschuler filed.
May 19 2017 Brief amicus curiae of The Innocence Project filed.
Jul 17 2017 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Jul 19 2017 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
Aug 01 2017 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. District of Columbia Circuit.
Aug 09 2017 CIRCULATED
Aug 16 2017 Reply of petitioner Rodney Class filed. (Distributed)
Oct 04 2017 Argued. For petitioner: Jessica R. Amunson, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Feb 21 2018 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined.
Mar 26 2018 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Jessica Ring Amunson
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

JAMUNSON@JENNER.COM
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Rodney Class


R. Trent McCotter
Boyden Gray PLLC
800 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

tmccotter@boydengray.com
Ph: 202-706-5488
Party name: RodneyClass


Attorneys for Respondents
Noel John Francisco
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

NJFRANCISCO@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: (202) 879-3939
Party name: United States


Other Attorneys
Albert Alschuler
220 Tuttle Road
Cumberland, ME 04021

a-alschuler@law.northwestern.edu
Ph: (207) 829-3963
Party name: Albert W. Alschuler


James C. Dugan
Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019

jdugan@willkie.com
Ph: (212) 728-8000
Party name: The Innocence Project


Daniel N. Lerman
Robbins Russell Englert Orseck & Sauber LLP
1801 K Street, NW, Suite 411L
Washington, DC 20006

dlerman@robbinsrussell.com
Ph: (202)-775-4500
Party name: The National Association of Criminal Lawyers, et al.