No. 19-67
 
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Evelyn Sineneng-Smith
Docketed: July 12, 2019
Linked with: 18A1117
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (15-10614)
   Decision Date: December 4, 2018
   Rehearing Denied: February 12, 2019
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 29 2019 Application (18A1117) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 13, 2019 to June 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 30 2019 Application (18A1117) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 12, 2019.
May 31 2019 Application (18A1117) to extend further the time from June 12, 2019 to July 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Written Request Proof of Service
May 31 2019 Application (18A1117) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 12, 2019.
Jul 12 2019 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
Jul 18 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 12, 2019 to August 28, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jul 19 2019 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 28, 2019.
Aug 28 2019 Brief of respondent Evelyn Sineneng-Smith in opposition filed.
Sep 10 2019 Reply of petitioner United States filed.
Sep 11 2019 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
Oct 04 2019 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 25 2019 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Nov 15 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 December 2, 2019. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 15, 2020.
Nov 26 2019 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
Dec 02 2019 Joint appendix filed.
Dec 02 2019 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Dec 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Eugene Volokh in support of neither party filed.
Dec 09 2019 Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed.
Jan 09 2020 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Jan 09 2020 The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Jan 14 2020 The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit and from the U.S.D.C. California Northern District (San Jose) is electronic and located on PACER, and sealed record material from both courts received by Clerk and available electronically.
Jan 15 2020 Brief of respondent Evelyn Sineneng-Smith filed.
Jan 20 2020 Brief amici curiae of The Rutherford Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2020 CIRCULATED
Jan 22 2020 Brief amici curiae of Immigration Representatives and Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Amicus brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers not accepted for filing. (January 28, 2020 - Corrected brief to be submitted.)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (January 28, 2020). (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amicus curiae of Amnesty International filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amici curiae of The Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amicus curiae of The Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amici curiae of City and County of San Francisco, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2020 Brief amici curiae of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 14 2020 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 25 2020 Argued. For petitioner: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Mark C. Fleming, Boston, Mass.
May 07 2020 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Jun 08 2020 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
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


Attorneys for Respondents
Mark Christopher Fleming
Counsel of Record
WilmerHale
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

MARK.FLEMING@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: 6175266000
Party name: Evelyn Sineneng-Smith


Other Attorneys
Erin Glenn Busby
727 East Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705

EBUSBY@LAW.UTEXAS.EDU
Ph: 7139660409
Party name: The Rutherford Institute, ACLU, ACLU of Northern California, and SEIU


David Allen Greene
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109-7701

DAVIDG@EFF.ORG
Ph: 415-436-9333
Party name: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Immigrants Rising, The Internet Archive, Daphne Keller


Matthew S. Hellman
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Ave., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

MHELLMAN@JENNER.COM
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Amnesty International


Lawrence J. Joseph
Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 700 PMB 5155
Washington, DC 20036

LJOSEPH@LARRYJOSEPH.COM
Ph: 2028992987
Party name: Immigration Reform Law Institute


Erin Lee Kuka
San Francisco City Attorney's Office
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102

erin.kuka@sfcityatty.org
Ph: 415-554-4229
Party name: City and County of San Francisco, et al.


Emily Tomoko Barner Kuwahara
Crowell & Moring LLP
515 S. Flower St. 40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

ekuwahara@crowell.com
Ph: 213-622-4750
Party name: Asian Americans Advancing Justice, et al.


Anton Metlitsky
O'Melveny & Myers
1301 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 1700
New York, NY 10019

AMETLITSKY@OMM.COM
Ph: 212-326-2000
Party name: Religious Organizations


William Collins Perdue
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3743

WILLIAM.PERDUE@ARNOLDPORTER.COM
Ph: 202.942.5685
Party name: Immigration Representatives and Organizations


Elliott Schulder
Covington & Burling LLP
850 Tenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

eschulder@cov.com
Ph: 202-662-5462
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Ilya Shapiro
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017

ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: The Cato Institute


Eugene Volokh
Hoover Institution Stanford University
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford, CA 94305

volokh@stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 721-5092
Party name: Eugene Volokh