No. 20-826
 
Title: Mike Brown, Acting Warden, Petitioner
v.
Ervine Davenport
Docketed: December 18, 2020
Linked with: 20A116
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (17-2267)
   Decision Date: June 30, 2020
   Rehearing Denied: September 15, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Dec 14 2020 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2021)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 21 2020 Application (20A116) to recall and stay mandate, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Dec 30 2020 Motion to extend the time to file a response to the petition for a writ of certiorari from January 19, 2021 to February 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Dec 31 2020 Response to application (20A116) requested by Justice Kavanaugh, due Tuesday, January 12, 2021, by 4 p.m. ET.
Jan 04 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response to the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted and the time is extended to and including February 18, 2021.
Jan 12 2021 Response to application from respondent Ervine Davenport filed.
Main Document
Jan 19 2021 Reply of applicant Mike Brown, Acting Warden filed.
Reply Proof of Service
Jan 21 2021 Letter of applicant Mike Brown, Acting Warden received.
Main Document Proof of Service
Feb 01 2021 Application (20A116) referred to the Court.
Feb 01 2021 Application (20A116) granted by the Court. The application to recall and stay the mandate, presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court, is granted, and the mandate of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in case No. 17-2267 is recalled and stayed pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. Justice Sotomayor would deny the application.
Feb 18 2021 Brief of respondent Ervine Davenport in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 08 2021 Reply of petitioner Mike Brown, Acting Warden filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Mar 10 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
Mar 29 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
Apr 05 2021 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 20 2021 Motion for an extension of time filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 22 2021 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits is granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 10, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 2, 2021.
May 12 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Mike Brown, Acting Warden
Blanket Consent Proof of Service
Jun 10 2021 Brief of petitioner Mike Brown, Acting Warden filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 10 2021 Joint appendix volume I, II, and III filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Main Document Main Document Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 17 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 17 2021 Brief amici curiae of States of Arkansas, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 17 2021 Brief amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 01 2021 Corrected Certificate of Word Compliance filed with respect to amici curiae of Jonathan F. Mitchell and Adam K. Mortara.
Main Document
Jul 13 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Jul 28 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
Jul 28 2021 Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed.
Aug 02 2021 Brief of respondent Ervine Davenport filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 03 2021 CIRCULATED
Sep 01 2021 Reply of petitioner Mike Brown, Acting Warden filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 05 2021 Argued. For petitioner: Fadwa A. Hammoud, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich. For respondent: Tasha Bahal, Boston, Mass.
Apr 21 2022 Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
May 23 2022 Judgment Issued
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Fadwa A. Hammoud
Counsel of Record
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909

HammoudF1@michigan.gov
Ph: 517-335-7628
Party name: Mike Brown, Acting Warden


Attorneys for Respondents
Tasha Joy Bahal
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Tasha.Bahal@wilmerhale.com
Ph: 6175266106
Party name: Ervine Davenport


Other Attorneys
Nicholas Jacob Bronni
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General of Arkansas
Arkansas Attorney General's Office
323 Center St., Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201

nicholas.bronni@arkansasag.gov
Ph: 501-682-6302
Party name: States of Arkansas, et al.


Taylor Ann Rausch Meehan
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

taylor@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 3174083650
Party name: Jonathan F. Mitchell & Adam K. Mortara


Kymberlee Claire Stapleton
Counsel of Record
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

kym.stapleton@cjlf.org
Ph: 916-446-0345
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation