| No. 21-1405 | |
| Title: | Lester J. Smith, Petitioner v. Timothy C. Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections |
| Docketed: | May 6, 2022 |
| Linked with 21A515 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-13520) |
| Decision Date: | September 22, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | December 29, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Mar 08 2022 | Application (21A515) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2022 to May 28, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/Opinions | |
| Mar 16 2022 | Application (21A515) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 28, 2022. |
| Apr 28 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2022) |
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| May 17 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 6, 2022 to July 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| May 18 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 5, 2022. |
| Jun 03 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society and National Association of Evangelicals filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Sikh Coalition filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former Prison Officials filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Kristen Bell, J.D., Ph.D., et al. filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Religious Freedom Institute filed. |
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| Jun 06 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Prison Safety and Religion Scholars filed. |
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| Jul 05 2022 | Brief of respondent Timothy C. Ward, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections in opposition filed. |
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| Jul 19 2022 | Reply of petitioner Lester J. Smith filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jul 20 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022. |
| Oct 03 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| J. Scott Ballenger Counsel of Record | Appellate Litigation Clinic University of Virginia School of Law 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 jscottballenger@gmail.com | 202-701-4925 |
| Party name: Lester J. Smith | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Stephen John Petrany Counsel of Record | Georgia Department of Law 40 Capitol Square SW Atlanta, GA 30334 spetrany@law.ga.gov | 404-458-3408 |
| Party name: Timothy Ward | ||
| Other | ||
| Arthur Joseph Burke Counsel of Record | Davis Polk & Wardell LLP 450 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10017 arthur.burke@davispolk.com | 212-450-4352 |
| Party name: Kristen Bell, J.D., Ph.D., Sharon Dolovich, Brittany Friedman, Ph.D., Nicole B. Godfrey, Danielle C. Jefferis, Judith Resnik, David M. Shapiro, and John Stinneford | ||
| Linda T. Coberly Counsel of Record | Winston & Strawn, LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 lcoberly@winston.com | 312-558-5600 |
| Party name: Sikh Coalition | ||
| Christina A. Jump Counsel of Record | Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America 100 North Central Expressway Suite 1010 Richardson, TX 75080 cjump@clcma.org | 9729142507 |
| Party name: Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America | ||
| Kevin Franz King Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 kking@cov.com | 202-662-5488 |
| Party name: Former Prison Officials | ||
| John Archer Meiser Counsel of Record | Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic 1305 Biolchini Hall of Law Notre Dame, IN 46556 jmeiser@nd.edu | 574-631-3880 |
| Party name: Religious Freedom Institute | ||
| John Savage Moran Counsel of Record | McGuireWoods LLP 888 16th Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 jmoran@mcguirewoods.com | (202) 828-2817 |
| Party name: Prison Safety and Religion Scholars | ||
| Krystal Brunner Swendsboe Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Kswendsboe@wiley.law | 202-719-7000 |
| Party name: Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Agudath Israel of America, and the Aleph Institute | ||
| Andrew Timothy Tutt Counsel of Record | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer 601 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001 andrew.tutt@arnoldporter.com | 202-942-5000 |
| Party name: Christian Legal Society and National Association of Evangelicals | ||