| No. 20-437 | |
| Title: | United States, Petitioner v. Refugio Palomar-Santiago | 
| Docketed: | October 6, 2020 | 
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 
| Case Numbers: | (19-10011) | 
| Decision Date: | May 14, 2020 | 
| Questions Presented | |
| Oct 05 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2020) Petition Proof of Service | 
| Oct 20 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2020 to December 7, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document | 
| Oct 21 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 7, 2020. | 
| Dec 07 2020 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago. Main Document | 
| Dec 07 2020 | Brief of respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago in opposition filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Dec 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. | 
| Dec 23 2020 | Reply of petitioner United States filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count | 
| Jan 08 2021 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. | 
| Jan 08 2021 | Petition GRANTED. | 
| Jan 22 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. Proof of Service Main Document | 
| Jan 26 2021 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago. Main Document Proof of Service | 
| Feb 03 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021. | 
| Feb 22 2021 | Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED, and Bradley N. Garcia, Esq., of Washington, D.C., is appointed to serve as counsel for respondent in this case. | 
| Feb 22 2021 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. | 
| Feb 22 2021 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. Proof of Service Main Document | 
| Mar 01 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 12 2021 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. | 
| Mar 15 2021 | Record requested. | 
| Mar 15 2021 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. | 
| Mar 24 2021 | Brief of respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count | 
| Mar 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 30 2021 | CIRCULATED | 
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of The National Immigration Project, et al. filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count | 
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Former Executive Office of Immigration Review Judges filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Mar 31 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Kelly Lytle Hernández, Mae Ngai, and Ingrid Eagly filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service | 
| Apr 16 2021 | Reply of petitioner United States filed.  (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count | 
| Apr 27 2021 | Argued. For petitioner: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Bradley N. Garcia, Washington, D. C. (Appointed by this Court.) | 
| Apr 29 2021 | Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed by respondent Refugio Palomar-Santiago. (Distributed) Main Document Other Proof of Service | 
| May 04 2021 | Conditional cross-motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument filed by petitioner United States. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service | 
| May 24 2021 | Motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument GRANTED. | 
| May 24 2021 | Conditional cross-motion for leave to file a supplemental brief after oral argument GRANTED. | 
| May 24 2021 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED.  Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. | 
| Jun 25 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |