No. 18-9526
 
Title: Jimcy McGirt, Petitioner
v.
Oklahoma
Docketed: June 7, 2019
Linked with: 19A861
Lower Ct: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
   Case Numbers: (PC-2018-1057)
   Decision Date: February 25, 2019
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 17 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2019)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Jul 08 2019 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jimcy McGirt.
Blanket Consent
Jul 18 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Jul 19 2019 Response Requested. (Due August 19, 2019)
Aug 19 2019 Brief of respondent Oklahoma in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Sep 05 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Oct 07 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
Oct 15 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
Oct 28 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
Nov 04 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
Nov 12 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
Nov 18 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
Dec 02 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
Dec 09 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
Dec 13 2019 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Dec 13 2019 Letter regarding appearance of counsel filed.
Main Document
Dec 16 2019 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Jimcy McGirt.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 03 2020 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Jan 07 2020 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 February 4, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 13, 2020.
Jan 08 2020 Motion to appoint counsel DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
Jan 17 2020 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jimcy McGirt.
Blanket Consent Proof of Service
Jan 21 2020 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Oklahoma
Blanket Consent Proof of Service
Jan 27 2020 Motion to appoint counsel GRANTED, and Ian H. Gershengorn, Esq., of Washington, D.C., is appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner.
Jan 27 2020 Application (19A861) of the Solicitor General and the Muscogee Creek Nation to file briefs as amicus curiae in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jan 27 2020 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jimcy McGirt.
Main Document Proof of Service
Feb 04 2020 Application (19A861) of the Solicitor General and the Muscogee Creek Nation to file briefs as amicus curiae in excess of the word limit is granted by Justice Sotomayor provided that the briefs do not exceed 11,000 words each.
Feb 04 2020 Brief of petitioner Jimcy McGirt filed (with separate appendix).
Main Document Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of Tom Cole, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys Troy A. Eid, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Feb 11 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 11 2020 Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians Fund filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Feb 11 2020 Brief amici curiae of Historians, Legal Scholars, and Cherokee Nation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 11 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 21 2020 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
Feb 24 2020 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 26 2020 Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma..
Feb 26 2020 The record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, the record has been electronically filed.
Mar 09 2020 Record received from the U.S.D.C. Wagoner County of Oklahoma. (1-Box)
Mar 09 2020 Brief amici curiae of Seventeen Oklahoma District Attorneys, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 13 2020 Brief of respondent Oklahoma filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 19 2020 CIRCULATED
Mar 20 2020 Brief amicus curiae of City of Tulsa filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 20 2020 Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 20 2020 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Mar 20 2020 Brief amici curiae of States of Kansas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 20 2020 Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Mar 20 2020 Joint motion of the parties, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument filed.
Proof of Service Main Document
Mar 30 2020 Joint motion of the parties, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument granted in part, and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for the petitioner, 15 minutes for Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 15 minutes for the respondent, and 15 minutes for the Solicitor General.
Apr 03 2020 ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
Apr 10 2020 Reply of petitioner Jimcy McGirt filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 13 2020 Argument to be rescheduled for May 2020.
Apr 15 2020 RESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, May 11, 2020.
May 11 2020 Argued. For petitioner: Ian H. Gershengorn, Washington, D. C.; and Riyaz A. Kanji, Ann Arbor, Mich. (for Muscogee (Creek) Nation, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Mithun Mansinghani, Solicitor General, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jul 09 2020 Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined except as to footnote 9. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Aug 10 2020 MANDATE ISSUED.
Aug 10 2020 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jan 13 2023 Record returned to Wagoner County of Oklahoma. (1-Box)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Ian Heath Gershengorn
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block
1099 New York Ave., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

IGershengorn@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6869
Party name: Jimcy McGirt


Attorneys for Respondents
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
Ph: 405-522-4392
Party name: Oklahoma


Other Attorneys
Robert David Cheren
Counsel of Record
Baker & Hostetler LLP
2000 Key Tower, 127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114

rcheren@bakerlaw.com
Ph: 2168616648
Party name: Oklahoma District Attorneys, et al.


Toby Crouse
Counsel of Record
Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt
120 S.W. 10th Avenue
2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612

toby.crouse@ag.ks.gov
Ph: 785.368.6693
Party name: States of Kansas, et al.


Blaine H. Evanson
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612

bevanson@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 949-451-3805
Party name: City of Tulsa


Robert Harlan Henry
Counsel of Record
Robert H. Henry Law Firm
512 N. Broadway Avenue, Suite 230
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

rh@rhhenrylaw.com
Ph: 405-516-7824
Party name: Tom Cole, Brad Henry, et al.


Keith James Hilzendeger
Counsel of Record
Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona
850 West Adams Street
Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007

keith_hilzendeger@fd.org
Ph: 6023822700
Party name: National Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Riyaz Amir Kanji
Counsel of Record
Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC
303 Detroit Street
Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

rkanji@kanjikatzen.com
Ph: 734-769-5400
Party name: Muscogee (Creek) Nation


Paul Robert Koster
Counsel of Record
Emory Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Program
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322

paul.koster@emory.edu
Ph: 4047273957
Party name: International Municipal Lawyers Association and National Sheriffs' Association


Mary Kathryn Nagle
Counsel of Record
Pipestem Law P.C.
320 South Boston Ave, Suite 1705
Tulsa, OK 74103

mknagle@pipestemlaw.com
Ph: 2024070591
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al.


Chrissi Ross Nimmo
Counsel of Record
Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 1533
Tahlequah, OK 74465-1533

chrissi-nimmo@cherokee.org
Ph: 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
Ph: 6512906327
Party name: National Congress of American Indians Fund


Lynn H. Slade
Counsel of Record
Modrall Sperling Roehl Harris & Sisk, P.A.
P. O. Box 2168
Albuquerque, NM 87103

lynn.slade@modrall.com
Ph: 505-259-1828
Party name: Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc.,


Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1700 New York Ave NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006

wallj@sullcrom.com
Ph: (202) 956-7660
Party name: United States


Jennifer H. Weddle
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig
1144 15th Street
Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202

weddlej@gtlaw.com
Ph: 3035726565
Party name: Former United States Attorneys Troy A. Eid, Barry R. Grissom, Thomas B. Heffelfinger, David C. Iglesias, Brendan V. Johnson, Wendy Olson, Timothy Q. Purdon, and Danny C. Williams