| No. 17-9572 *** CAPITAL CASE *** |
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| Title: |
Curtis Giovanni Flowers, Petitioner v. Mississippi |
| Docketed: | June 26, 2018 |
| Linked with: | 17A1205 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Mississippi |
| Case Numbers: | (2010-DP-01348-SCT) |
| Decision Date: | November 2, 2017 |
| Rehearing Denied: | February 22, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Apr 30 2018 | Application (17A1205) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 23, 2018 to July 7, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito. Main Document Proof of Service |
| May 02 2018 | Application (17A1205) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 22, 2018. |
| Jun 22 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2018) Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service |
| Jul 17 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 26, 2018 to August 27, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jul 20 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 27, 2018. |
| Jul 26 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Magnolia Bar Association, Mississippi Center for Justice, and Innocence Project New Orleans filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 20 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2018 to September 26, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Aug 23 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 26, 2018. |
| Sep 27 2018 | Brief of respondent Mississippi in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Oct 09 2018 | Reply of petitioner Curtis Flowers filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Oct 11 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018. |
| Oct 29 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018. |
| Nov 02 2018 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether the Mississippi Supreme Court erred in how it applied Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. 79 (1986), in this case. |
| Nov 20 2018 | Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits filed. Main Document |
| Nov 27 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including December 27, 2018. |
| Dec 27 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 27 2018 | Joint appendix filed (2 Volumes). (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Main Document |
| Dec 27 2018 | Brief of petitioner Curtis Flowers filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 03 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Former Justice Department Officials filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 08 2019 | Motion of respondent for an extension of time filed. Main Document |
| Jan 15 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits is granted to and including February 7, 2019. |
| Jan 25 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
| Feb 07 2019 | Brief of respondent State of Mississippi filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 14 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 26 2019 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Mississippi is electronic and complete. |
| Mar 07 2019 | Reply of petitioner Curtis Flowers filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Mar 20 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Sheri Lynn Johnson, Ithaca, N. Y. For respondent: Jason Davis, Special Assistant Attorney General, Jackson, Miss. |
| Jun 21 2019 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined as to Parts I, II, and III. |
| Jul 23 2019 | MANDATE ISSUED. |
| Jul 23 2019 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Nov 06 2019 | MANDATE ISSUED. |