| 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 | |
| Date | 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. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| 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. |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jan 22 2018 | Brief of petitioners Timothy D. Koons, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 22 2018 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.) |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| 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. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther | |
| Jan 24 2018 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Jan 29 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| 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) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word Count | |
| Mar 13 2018 | Reply of petitioners Timothy D. Koons, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| 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. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher Counsel of Record | Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 jlfisher@law.stanford.edu | 6507247081 |
| Party name: Timothy D. Koons, et al. | ||
| James Whalen | Capital Square, Suite 340 400 Locust St. Des Moines, IA 50309-2360 jim_whalen@fd.org | (515) 309-9610 |
| Party name: Timothy D. Koons, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Noel J. Francisco Counsel of Record | 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 | ||
| Other | ||
| Amy Baron-Evans Counsel of Record | Federal Defender Office 51 Sleeper St. 5th Fl Boston, MA 02210 abaronevans@gmail.com | 617-391-2253 |
| Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders | ||
| David John Debold Counsel of Record | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 ddebold@gibsondunn.com | 2029558551 |
| Party name: Families Against Mandatory Minimums | ||
| Daniel Tyler Hansmeier Counsel of Record | 500 State Avenue Suite 201 Kansas City, KS 66101 daniel_hansmeier@fd.org | 913-551-6901 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||