| No. 20-18 | |
| Title: | Arthur Gregory Lange, Petitioner v. California |
| Docketed: | July 14, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District |
| Case Numbers: | (A157169) |
| Decision Date: | October 30, 2019 |
| Discretionary Court Decision Date: | February 11, 2020 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jul 10 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2020) |
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| Jul 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2020 to September 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jul 29 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2020. |
| Aug 13 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed. |
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| Sep 14 2020 | Brief of respondent State of California in opposition filed. |
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| Sep 22 2020 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed. |
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| Sep 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020. |
| Sep 23 2020 | Reply of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 13 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020. |
| Oct 19 2020 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Oct 26 2020 | Amanda K. Rice, Esquire, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is invited to brief and argue, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below. |
| Nov 05 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Nov 05 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange. |
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| Nov 12 2020 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondent's brief on the merits in support is extended to and including December 4, 2020. The time to file the brief of the Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including January 8, 2021. |
| Nov 23 2020 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Dec 04 2020 | Brief of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. |
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| Dec 04 2020 | Brief of respondent State of California in support of vacatur filed. |
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| Dec 10 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of Illinois et al. filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense filed. |
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| Dec 17 2020 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange. |
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| Dec 31 2020 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. |
| Jan 08 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed. |
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| Jan 13 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 13 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 14 2021 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 14 2021 | Brief amici curiae of States of Ohio, Alabama, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 14 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Steven Penney filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Mothers Against Drunk Driving filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 21 2021 | Record requested. |
| Jan 25 2021 | Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Jan 25 2021 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Jan 28 2021 | Record received from the State of California Court of Appeal First Appellate District. The record is electronically filed. |
| Feb 05 2021 | Reply of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 08 2021 | Reply of respondent State of California filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 24 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent supporting vacatur: Samuel T. Harbourt, Deputy Solicitor General, San Francisco, Cal. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Amanda K. Rice, Detroit, Mich. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting affirmance: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. |
| Jun 23 2021 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part II–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Kavanaugh, J., joined as to Part II. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Alito, J., joined. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Jeffrey L. Fisher Counsel of Record | Stanford Law School Supreme Court Clinic 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 jlfisher@law.stanford.edu | (650) 724-7081 |
| Party name: Arthur Gregory Lange | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Samuel Thomas Harbourt Counsel of Record | California Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General 455 Golden Gate Ave Suite 11000 San Francisco, CA 94102 Samuel.Harbourt@doj.ca.gov | 415-510-3919 |
| Party name: State of California | ||
| Other | ||
| Jessica Ring Amunson Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Avenue NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 JAmunson@jenner.com | 202-639-6023 |
| Party name: DKT Liberty Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Reason Foundation, and Due Process Institute | ||
| Lisa Schiavo Blatt Counsel of Record | Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 lblatt@wc.com | 202-434-5050 |
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | ||
| Spencer Ralph Brady Counsel of Record | Office of the District Attorney, Sonoma County, Ca 600 Administrative Drive Room 212J Santa Rosa, CA 95403 DA-Appeals@sonoma-county.org | 707-565-2311 |
| Party name: Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association | ||
| David John Debold Counsel of Record | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 ddebold@gibsondunn.com | 202-955-8551 |
| Party name: Professor Steven Penney | ||
| Benjamin Michael Flowers Counsel of Record | Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215 benjamin.flowers@ohioattorneygeneral.gov | 6144668980 |
| Party name: States of Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah | ||
| Elaine Janet Goldenberg | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 elaine.goldenberg@mto.com | 202-220-1114 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice | ||
| 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: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Jeffrey T. Green Counsel of Record | Sidley Austin 1501 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 jgreen@sidley.com | 202 736 8291 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice | ||
| Larry H. James Counsel of Record | Crabbe Brown & James, LLP 500 S Front St 12th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 ljames@cbjlawyers.com | 614-229-4567 |
| Party name: National Fraternal Order of Police | ||
| Jane Elinor Notz Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois 100 West Randolph Street, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 jnotz@atg.state.il.us | 312-814-5376 |
| Party name: States of Illinois et al. | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 wjo@mindspring.com | 7033565070 |
| Party name: Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar | Acting Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Donald John Ramsell Counsel of Record | Ramsell & Associates LLC 128 S. County Farm Rd Wheaton, IL 60187-2400 donald.ramsell@dialdui.com | (630) 665-8780 |
| Party name: National College for DUI Defense | ||
| Amanda Kelly Rice Counsel of Record | Jones Day 150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2100 Detroit, MI 48226 arice@jonesday.com | 313-230-7926 |
| Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below | ||
| Gene Clayton Schaerr Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 gschaerr@schaerr-jaffe.com | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth, Inc. | ||
| Barbara Anne Smith Counsel of Record | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 211 North Broadway, Suite 3600 St. Louis, MO 63102 barbara.smith@bclplaw.com | 314-259-2367 |
| Party name: Mothers Against Drunk Driving | ||
| J. Scott Tiedemann Counsel of Record | Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90045 stiedemann@lcwlegal.com | 310-981-2022 |
| Party name: Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association | ||
| Ethan Haller Townsend Counsel of Record | McDermott Will & Emery 500 North Capitol Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ehtownsend@mwe.com | (202) 756-8000 |
| Party name: The Rutherford Institute | ||
| Joshua Aaron Windham Counsel of Record | Institute for Justice 901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 jwindham@ij.org | 7047121490 |
| Party name: Institute for Justice | ||