No. 17-1107 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:Tommy Sharp, Interim Warden, Petitioner
v.
Patrick Dwayne Murphy
Docketed:February 7, 2018
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
   Case Numbers:(07-7068, 15-7041)
   Decision Date:November 9, 2017
   Rehearing Denied:November 9, 2017
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Feb 06 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2018)
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Feb 26 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2018 to April 9, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
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Feb 28 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 9, 2018.
Mar 09 2018Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association filed.
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Mar 09 2018Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed.
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Mar 09 2018Brief amicus curiae of United States of America filed.
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Apr 09 2018Brief of respondent Patrick Dwayne Murphy in opposition filed.
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Apr 23 2018Reply of petitioner Terry Royal, Warden filed.
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Apr 24 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
May 14 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/17/2018.
May 21 2018Petition GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
May 23 2018Motion of Terry Royal, Warden for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (June 20, 2018)
Jun 20 2018Motion for an extension of time filed.
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Jun 20 2018Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and the opening briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended and including July 23, 2018. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 7, 2018.
Jul 23 2018Brief of petitioner Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden filed.
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Jul 23 2018Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed.
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Jul 25 2018Letter of July 23, 2018, received from counsel for the petitioner.
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Jul 30 2018Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed.
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Jul 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of United States of America filed.
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Jul 30 2018Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association filed.
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Jul 30 2018Brief amici curiae of Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association, et al. filed.
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Jul 30 2018Brief amici curiae of States of Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and Paul R. LePage, Governor of Maine filed.
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Jul 30 2018Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
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Aug 27 2018Motion for a further extension of time filed.
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Aug 27 2018Response of Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden to motion not accepted for filing. (To be resubmitted - August 29, 2018)
Aug 27 2018Response to motion from petitioner Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden filed.
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Aug 29 2018Motion for a further extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted in part, and the time is extended to and including September 19, 2018.
Sep 19 2018Brief of respondent Patrick Dwayne Murphy filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 24 2018Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Sep 26 2018Brief amici curiae of David Boren, et al. filed.
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Sep 26 2018Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed.
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Sep 26 2018Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys filed.
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Sep 26 2018Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed.
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Sep 26 2018Brief amici curiae of Historians, Legal Scholars, and Cherokee Nation filed.
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Sep 26 2018Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed.
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Sep 26 2018Joint motion of respondent and Muscogee (Creek) Nation for leave for Muscogee (Creek) Nation to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Oct 09 2018SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Oct 09 2018Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Oct 15 2018Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit.
Oct 19 2018CIRCULATED
Oct 19 2018Reply of petitioner Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 22 2018Record received from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER, with the exception of 5 Boxes of Pleadings.
Oct 26 2018Joint motion of respondent and Muscogee (Creek) Nation for leave for Muscogee (Creek) Nation to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
Nov 27 2018Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Ian H. Gershengorn, Washington, D. C.; and Riyaz A. Kanji, Ann Arbor, Mich. (for Muscogee (Creek) Nation, as amicus curiae.)
Dec 04 2018The parties, the Solicitor General, and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following two questions: (1) Whether any statute grants the state of Oklahoma jurisdiction over the prosecution of crimes committed by Indians in the area within the 1866 territorial boundaries of the Creek Nation, irrespective of the area’s reservation status. (2) Whether there are circumstances in which land qualifies as an Indian reservation but nonetheless does not meet the definition of Indian country as set forth in 18 U. S. C. §1151(a). The briefs, not to exceed 6,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2018. Reply briefs, not to exceed 3,000 words, are to be filed simultaneously with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, January 11, 2019. (Justice Gorsuch, recused in this case).
Dec 28 2018Supplemental brief of petitioner Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 28 2018Supplemental brief of respondent Patrick Dwayne Murphy filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 28 2018Supplemental brief of Muscogee (Creek) Nation as amicus curiae filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 28 2018Supplemental brief of United States of America as amicus curiae filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 11 2019Supplemental reply brief of petitioner Mike Carpenter, Interim Warden filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 11 2019Supplemental reply brief of respondent Patrick Dwayne Murphy filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 11 2019Supplemental reply brief of amicus curiae United States of America filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 11 2019Supplemental reply brief of amicus curiae Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 11 2019Letter from State of Maine regarding amici brief of States of Nebraska, et al. filed July 30, 2018, received. (Distributed).
Jun 27 2019This case is restored to the calendar for reargument.
Jul 31 2019Letter of July 25, 2019, received from counsel for the petitioner.
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Aug 05 2019The record from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit has been returned
Jul 09 2020Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Justice Thomas and Justice Alito dissent. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Opinion per curiam.
Aug 10 2020JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Mithun Mansinghani
    Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General
313 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

mithun.mansinghani@oag.ok.gov
405-522-4392
Party name: Tommy Sharp, Interim Warden
Attorneys for Respondent
Patti Palmer Ghezzi
    Counsel of Record
Federal Public Defender
215 Dean A. McGee
Suite 707 Old Post Office Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Patti_Ghezzi@fd.org
405-609-5975
Party name: Patrick Dwayne Murphy
Other
Lynn H. Slade
    Counsel of Record
Modrall Sperling Roehl Harris & Sisk, P.A.
500 Fourth Street N.W., Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87102

lynn.slade@modrall.com
505-848-1800
Party name: Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al.
Jeffrey B. Wall
    Counsel of Record
Acting Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
202-514-2217
Party name: United States of America
Robert David Cheren
    Counsel of Record
Baker & Hostetler LLP
2000 Key Tower, 127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114

rcheren@bakerlaw.com
2168616648
Party name: The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association, the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, District Attorney O.R. Barris III, District Attorney Paul B. Smith, District Attorney Max Cook, District Attorney Orvil Loge, District Attorney Jack Thorpe, District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler, District Attorney Jeff Smith, District Attorney Chuck Sullivan, District Attorney Matt Ballard, and District Attorney Mike Fields
Troy A. Eid
    Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig
1200 17th Street
Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202

eidt@gtlaw.com
3035726521
Party name: Former United States Attorneys Troy A. Eid, Barry R. Grissom, Thomas B. Heffelfinger, David Iglesias, Brendan V. Johnson, Wendy J. Olson, Timothy Q. Purdon and Danny C. Williams, Sr.
Blaine H. Evanson
    Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071

bevanson@gibsondunn.com
213-229-7000
Party name: Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association
Robert Harlan Henry
    Counsel of Record
Robert H Henry Law Firm
512 North Broadway Ave, Suite 230
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

rh@rhhenrylaw.com
405-516-7824
Party name: David Boren, et al.
Riyaz Amir Kanji
    Counsel of Record
Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC
303 Detroit St
Ste 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

rkanji@kanjikatzen.com
734-769-5400
Party name: Muscogee (Creek) Nation
David Andrew Lopez
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Nebraska Attorney General
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, NE 68509

dave.lopez@nebraska.gov
4024713882
Party name: States of Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and Paul R. LePage, Governor of Maine
Mary Kathryn Nagle
    Counsel of Record
Pipestem Law, P.C.
320 South Boston Ave, Suite 1705
Tulsa, OK 74103

mknagle@pipestemlaw.com
2024070591
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Chrissi Ross Nimmo
    Counsel of Record
Cherokee Nation
PO Box 1533
Tahlequah, OK 74465-1533

chrissi-nimmo@cherokee.org
9184586998
Party name: Historians, Legal Scholars, and Cherokee Nation
Colette Routel
    Counsel of Record
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

colette.routel@mitchellhamline.edu
6512906327
Party name: National Congress of American Indians
Sarah M. Shalf
    Counsel of Record
Emory University School of Law
Gambrell Hall
1301 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322-2770

sarah.shalf@emory.edu
404-712-4652
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association, the International City/County Management Association, and the National Sheriffs’ Association