| No. 18-5924 | |
| Title: | Evangelisto Ramos, Petitioner v. Louisiana |
| Docketed: | September 11, 2018 |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (2016-KA-1199) |
| Decision Date: | November 2, 2017 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | June 15, 2018 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 07 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 11, 2018) |
| Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionPetitionProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Sep 20 2018 | Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed. |
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| Sep 27 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018. |
| Oct 09 2018 | Response Requested. (Due November 8, 2018) |
| Nov 08 2018 | Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
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| Nov 27 2018 | Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed) |
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| Nov 29 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019. |
| Jan 07 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019. |
| Jan 14 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019. |
| Feb 04 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019. |
| Feb 19 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019. |
| Feb 25 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2019. |
| Mar 11 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019. |
| Mar 18 2019 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Mar 22 2019 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Evangelisto Ramos. |
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| Apr 03 2019 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Apr 03 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 11, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 16, 2019. |
| Apr 10 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019. |
| Apr 29 2019 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED, and G. Ben Cohen, Esq., of New Orleans, Louisiana, is appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner in this case. |
| Jun 11 2019 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) |
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| Jun 11 2019 | Brief of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. |
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| Jun 17 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Law Professors and Social Scientists filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Amicus brief of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA not accepted for filing. (June 20, 2019)(Corrected version submitted) |
| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amici curiae of State of New York et al. filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amici curiae of Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project filed. |
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| Jun 18 2019 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana filed (To be recovered-- case No. noted should read 18-5924 rather than 18-5942.) |
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| Jul 01 2019 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, October 7, 2019. |
| Aug 01 2019 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 16 2019 | Brief of respondent Louisiana filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 16 2019 | Record requested from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit. |
| Aug 23 2019 | Amicus brief of State of Oregon not accepted for filing. (August 26, 2019) (Duplicate efiling) |
| Aug 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Oregon filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 23 2019 | Brief amici curiae of State of Utah, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 06 2019 | Reply of petitioner Evangelisto Ramos filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2019 | Record received from the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format). |
| Oct 07 2019 | Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent: Elizabeth Murrill, Solicitor General, Baton Rouge, La. |
| Apr 20 2020 | Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., announced the judgment of the Court, and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II–A, III, and IV–B–1, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, an opinion with respect to Parts II–B, IV–B–2, and V, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Part IV–A, in which Ginsburg and Breyer, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed an opinion concurring as to all but Part IV–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed an opinion concurring in part. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., joined, and in which Kagan, J., joined as to all but Part III–D. |
| May 22 2020 | MANDATE ISSUED |
| May 22 2020 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Jan 11 2023 | Record returned to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit (1 box of filings, 1 box of posterboard exhibits, and 2 CD's of exhibits in electronic format). |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| G. Ben Cohen Counsel of Record | The Promise of Justice Initiative 1024 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans, LA 70117 benc@thejusticecenter.org | 504-529-5955 |
| Party name: Evangelisto Ramos | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Elizabeth Baker Murrill Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70084-9005 murrille@ag.louisiana.gov | 225-326-6766 |
| Party name: Louisiana | ||
| Other | ||
| Robert M. Carlson Counsel of Record | American Bar Association 321 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60654 abapresident@americanbar.org | 312-988-5000 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| David D. Cole Counsel of Record | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 915 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 dcole@aclu.org | 212-549-2611 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana | ||
| Jeffrey Erwin Ellis Counsel of Record | Oregon Capital Resource Center 621 SW Morrison St Ste 1025 Portland, OR 97205 jeffreyerwinellis@gmail.com | 503 222 9830 |
| Party name: Prominent Current and Former State Executive and Judicial Officers, Law Professors, and the OCDLA | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 brianne@theusconstitution.org | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Law Professors and Social Scientists | ||
| Tyler Green Counsel of Record | Utah Solicitor General 350 N. State Street, Suite 230 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320 tylergreen@agutah.gov | (801) 538-9600 |
| Party name: State of Utah | ||
| Benjamin Noah Gutman Counsel of Record | Oregon Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301 benjamin.gutman@doj.state.or.us | 503-378-4402 |
| Party name: State of Oregon | ||
| Daniel Scott Harawa Counsel of Record | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 700 14th Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 dharawa@naacpldf.org | 2022165563 |
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | ||
| Wesley Patrick Hottot Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 600 University Street Suite 1730 Seattle, WA 98101 whottot@ij.org | 206-957-1300 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||
| Michael J. Lockerby Counsel of Record | Foley & Lardner LLP 3000 K Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20007-5109 mlockerby@foley.com | 202-945-6079 |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Emily L.A. Maw Counsel of Record | Innocence Project New Orleans 4051 Ulloa Street New Orleans, LA 70119 emilym@ip-no.org | 504-943-1902 |
| Party name: Innocence Project New Orleans and The Innocence Project | ||
| Timothy Patrick O'Toole Counsel of Record | Miller & Chevalier Chartered 900 Sixteenth St., NW Washington, DC 20006 totoole@milchev.com | 202-626-5552 |
| Party name: The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Barbara Dale Underwood Counsel of Record | Solicitor General Office of the Attorney General 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005-1400 Barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov | 212-416-8016 |
| Party name: State of New York et al. | ||