No. 17-5716
 
Title: Timothy D. Koons, Kenneth Jay Putensen, Randy Feauto, Esequiel Gutierrez, and Jose Manuel Gardea, Petitioners
v.
United States
Docketed: August 24, 2017
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (15-3794, 15-3825, 15-3854, 15-3800, 15-3894)
   Decision Date: March 10, 2017
   Rehearing Denied: May 25, 2017
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 22 2017 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 25, 2017)
Sep 21 2017 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 25, 2017.
Oct 25 2017 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Nov 09 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017.
Dec 04 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2017.
Dec 08 2017 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Dec 18 2017 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioners Timothy D. Koons, et al.
Dec 27 2017 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Jan 16 2018 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioners GRANTED, and Jeffrey L. Fisher, Esquire, of Stanford, California, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioners in this case.
Jan 17 2018 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Timothy D. Koons, et al.
Jan 22 2018 Brief of petitioners Timothy D. Koons, et al. filed.
Jan 22 2018 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.)
Jan 22 2018 Motion for leave to file a supplemental volume of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Timothy D. Koons, et al.
Jan 24 2018 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Jan 29 2018 Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums filed.
Jan 29 2018 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
Jan 29 2018 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Jan 31 2018 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
Feb 07 2018 CIRCULATED
Feb 20 2018 Motion for leave to file a supplemental volume of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED.
Feb 21 2018 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Feb 21 2018 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Mar 13 2018 Reply of petitioners Timothy D. Koons, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 27 2018 Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 04 2018 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jul 06 2018 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Jeffrey L. Fisher
Counsel of Record
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 7254851
Party name: Timothy D. Koons, et al.


James Francis Whalen
Federal Public Defender's Office
Capital Square, 400 Locust Street
Suite 340
Des Moines, IA 50309

jim_whalen@fd.org
Ph: (515) 309-9610
Party name: Timothy D. Koons, et al.


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
Amy Baron-Evans
Counsel of Record
Federal Defender Office
51 Sleeper Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02210

abaronevans@gmail.com
Ph: 6174292403
Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders


David John Debold
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

DDEBOLD@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: (202) 955-8500
Party name: Families Against Mandatory Minimums


Daniel Tyler Hansmeier
Counsel of Record
Kansas Federal Public Defender's Office
500 State Avenue Suite 201
Kansas City, KS 66101

DANIEL_HANSMEIER@FD.ORG
Ph: 913-551-6712
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers