| No. 16-5294 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | James E. McWilliams, Petitioner v. Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. |
| Docketed: | July 20, 2016 |
| Linked with 15A978 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (13-13906) |
| Decision Date: | December 16, 2015 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 16, 2016 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 16 2016 | Application (15A978) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 16, 2016 to July 15, 2016, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Mar 24 2016 | Application (15A978) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 15, 2016. |
| Jul 15 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2016) |
| Aug 09 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 19, 2016. |
| Aug 19 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed. |
| Sep 14 2016 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 19, 2016. |
| Oct 17 2016 | Brief of respondents Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Oct 28 2016 | Reply of petitioner James E. McWilliams filed. |
| Nov 03 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 22, 2016. |
| Nov 17 2016 | Record Requested. |
| Nov 22 2016 | Record received from the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. (1-Box) |
| Dec 06 2016 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Alabama (4 boxes). |
| Dec 08 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Jan 09 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 13, 2017. |
| Jan 13 2017 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. |
| Jan 17 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for the respondents. |
| Jan 27 2017 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner James E. McWilliams. |
| Feb 10 2017 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Feb 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 3, 2017. |
| Feb 17 2017 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 24, 2017 |
| Feb 27 2017 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
| Feb 27 2017 | Brief of petitioner James E. McWilliams filed. |
| Mar 06 2017 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED, and Stephen B. Bright, Esquire, of Atlanta, Georgia, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case. |
| Mar 06 2017 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. |
| Mar 06 2017 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychiatric Association, et al. filed. |
| Mar 22 2017 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 29 2017 | Brief of respondents Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 17 2017 | Reply of petitioner James E. McWilliams filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 24 2017 | Argued. For petitioner: Stephen B. Bright, Atlanta, Ga. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondents: Andrew L. Brasher, Solicitor General, Montgomery, Ala. |
| Jun 19 2017 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 07 2017 | Record returned to the U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit (1 Box). |
| Jul 07 2017 | Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Alabama (4 boxes). |
| Jul 21 2017 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Stephen B. Bright Counsel of Record | Southern Center for Human Rights 83 Poplar Street, N.W. Atlanta, GA 30303-2122 sbright@schr.org | (404) 688-1202 |
| Party name: James E. McWilliams | ||
| Mark Aaron Loudon-Brown | 83 Poplar Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 mloudonbrown@schr.org | (404) 688-1202 |
| Party name: James E. McWilliams | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Andrew L. Brasher Counsel of Record | Solicitor General Office of Attorney General 501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 abrasher@ago.state.al.us | (334) 353-2609 |
| Party name: Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. | ||
| Henry M. Johnson | Assistant Attorney General 501 Washington Avenue P.O. Box 300152 Montgomery, AL 36130-0152 hjohnson@ago.state.al.us | (334) 242-7300 |
| Party name: Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al. | ||
| Other | ||
| Michael B. DeSanctis | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 mdesanctis@jenner.com | (202) 636-6000 |
| Party name: The Constitution Project | ||
| George H. Kendall | Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 30 Rockefeller Plaza 23rd Floor New York, NY 10112 george.kendall@squirepb.com | (212) 872-9800 |
| Party name: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. | ||
| Aaron M. Panner | Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036-3215 apanner@kellogghansen.com | (202) 326-7900 |
| Party name: American Psychiatric Association, et al. | ||