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
 
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.
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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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
J. Scott Ballenger
Counsel of Record
Appellate Litigation Clinic
University of Virginia School of Law
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
jscottballenger@gmail.com
Ph: 202-701-4925
Party name: Lester J. Smith


Attorneys for Respondents
Stephen John Petrany
Counsel of Record
Georgia Department of Law
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
spetrany@law.ga.gov
Ph: 404-458-3408
Party name: Timothy Ward


Other Attorneys
Arthur Joseph Burke
Counsel of Record
Davis Polk & Wardell LLP
450 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10017
arthur.burke@davispolk.com
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: 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
Ph: (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
Ph: 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
Ph: 202-942-5000
Party name: Christian Legal Society and National Association of Evangelicals