| No. 20-1009 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | David Shinn, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, Petitioner v. David Martinez Ramirez |
| Docketed: | January 27, 2021 |
| Linked with 21A6 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (10-99023) |
| Decision Date: | September 11, 2019 Rule 12.4 |
| Rehearing Denied: | August 24, 2020 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 26, 2021) |
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| Feb 17 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 26, 2021 to March 29, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 29, 2021. |
| Feb 26 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, and Utah filed. |
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| Mar 29 2021 | Brief of respondent David Martinez Ramirez in opposition filed. |
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| Apr 14 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021. |
| Apr 16 2021 | Reply of petitioners David Shinn, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| May 10 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021. |
| May 17 2021 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 25 2021 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jun 08 2021 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 15, 2021. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 13, 2021. |
| Jun 10 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, David Shinn, et al. |
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| Jun 10 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, David Martinez Ramirez |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Jul 14 2021 | Application (21A6) to file the response and reply briefs on the merits in excess of the word limits, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
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| Jul 15 2021 | Brief of petitioners David Shinn, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 15 2021 | Joint appendix filed. |
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| Jul 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara filed. |
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| Jul 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The States of Texas, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 22 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. |
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| Jul 23 2021 | Application (21A6) granted by Justice Kagan to file the response and reply briefs on the merits in excess of the word limits. |
| Aug 16 2021 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, November 1, 2021. |
| Sep 01 2021 | Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. |
| Sep 13 2021 | Brief of respondents David Martinez Ramirez & Barry Lee Jones filed. |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The Arizona Justice Project and Robert Bartels filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Habeas Scholars Lee Kovarsky, Valena Beety, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former State Supreme Court Justices and Former Federal Judges filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The Innocence Network filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Habeas Scholars filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former Department of Justice Officials and Former Federal Prosecutors filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Defender Capital Habeas Units filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 20 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Arizona Capital Representation Project, et al. filed (to be recovered). (Distributed). Recovered brief distributed 10/26/21. |
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| Sep 21 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Oct 13 2021 | Reply of petitioners David Shinn, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 14 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Oct 22 2021 | REMOVED from the November 2021 ARGUMENT CALENDAR for rescheduling. |
| Oct 26 2021 | ARGUMENT RESCHEDULED FOR Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
| Nov 03 2021 | The record from the U.S.D.C. District of Arizona is electronic and located on Pacer. Also sent is one box of state court records from the Arizona Supreme Court containing 41 documents and one Sealed envelope. |
| Dec 08 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Brunn W. Roysden, III, Solicitor General, Phoenix, Ariz. For respondents: Robert M. Loeb, Washington, D. C. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Brunn Wall Roysden III Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 2005 N. Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004 beau.roysden@azag.gov | 602-542-8958 |
| Party name: David Shinn, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Robert Mark Loeb Counsel of Record | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1152 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 rloeb@orrick.com | 202-339-8475 |
| Party name: David Martinez Ramirez & Barry Lee Jones | ||
| Timothy M. Gabrielsen | Federal Public Defender's Office 407 W. Congress, Ste. 501 Tucson, AZ 85701 tim_gabrielsen@fd.org | 520-879-7614 |
| Party name: David Martinez Ramirez | ||
| Other | ||
| Boris Bershteyn Counsel of Record | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP One Manhattan West New York, NY 10001-8602 boris.bershteyn@skadden.com | 212-735-3000 |
| Party name: Habeas Scholars | ||
| Jeffrey Ryan Johnson Counsel of Record | Jones Day 51 Louisiana Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20001 jeffreyjohnson@jonesday.com | (202) 879-3939 |
| Party name: Former State Supreme Court Justices and Former Federal Judges | ||
| Aaron Michael Katz Counsel of Record | Ropes & Gray LLP Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02199 aaron.katz@ropesgray.com | 617-951-7117 |
| Party name: Bipartisan Former Department of Justice Officials and Former Federal Prosecutors | ||
| Elizabeth Ashley Kiernan Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100 Dallas, TX 75201 ekiernan@gibsondunn.com | 214.698.3100 |
| Party name: Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara | ||
| Paul Alessio Mezzina Counsel of Record | King & Spalding, LLP 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 pmezzina@kslaw.com | (202) 737-0500 |
| Party name: Federal Defender Capital Habeas Units | ||
| Joel W. Nomkin Counsel of Record | Perkins Coie LLP 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 2000 Phoenix, AZ 85012 jnomkin@perkinscoie.com | 602.351.8185 |
| Party name: Robert Bartels and The Arizona Justice Project | ||
| Natman Schaye Counsel of Record | Arizona Capital Representation Project 1201 E. Jefferson Suite 5 Phoenix, AZ 85034 natman@azcapitalproject.org | 16023884023 |
| Party name: Arizona Capital Representation Project | ||
| Kent S. Scheidegger Counsel of Record | Criminal Justice Legal Fdtn. 2131 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 briefs@cjlf.org | 9164460345 |
| Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: The States of Texas, et al. | ||
| Reginald M. Turner Counsel of Record | 321 N Clark Street Chicago, IL 60610 abapresident@americanbar.org | (312) 988-5000 |
| Party name: American Bar Association | ||
| Meaghan Elizabeth McLaine VerGow Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mvergow@omm.com | (202)-383-5300 |
| Party name: Habeas Scholars Lee Kovarsky, Valena Beety, et al. | ||
| Collin Partington Wedel Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin LLP 555 West Fifth Street Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90013 cwedel@sidley.com | (213) 896-6649 |
| Party name: The Innocence Network | ||