No. 21-429
 
Title: Oklahoma, Petitioner
v.
Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta
Docketed: September 21, 2021
Linked with: 21A168
Lower Ct: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
   Case Numbers: (F-2017-1203)
   Decision Date: April 29, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Sep 17 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
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Sep 22 2021 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, State of Oklahoma
Blanket Consent
Oct 20 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
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Oct 21 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.
Oct 21 2021 Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al filed.
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Oct 21 2021 Brief amici curiae of Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma filed.
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Oct 21 2021 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al.
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Oct 21 2021 Brief amici curiae of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
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Oct 29 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Cherokee Nation filed.
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Nov 15 2021 Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta in opposition filed.
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Nov 16 2021 Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed.
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Nov 18 2021 Brief amici curiae of Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma filed.
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Nov 19 2021 Application (21A168) to file reply brief in excess of word limits, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
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Nov 22 2021 Response of Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta to application filed.
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Nov 29 2021 Application (21A168) denied by Justice Gorsuch.
Dec 08 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Dec 08 2021 Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 10 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 18 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
Jan 21 2022 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The case will be set for argument in the April 2022 argument session. Petitioner's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, February 28, 2022. Respondent's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 28, 2022. The reply brief is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3.
Feb 09 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Oklahoma.
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Feb 09 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Oklahoma
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Feb 10 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta
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Feb 22 2022 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Feb 28 2022 Brief of petitioner Oklahoma filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amicus curiae of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Motion for leave to file appendix to amicus curiae brief under seal filed by City of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Mar 15 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, and also from the Tulsa County District Court.
Mar 22 2022 Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. (1 Box)
Mar 23 2022 CIRCULATED
Mar 28 2022 Record received from the U.S. District Court for Tulsa County. (1 Box)
Mar 28 2022 Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 01 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys Michael Cotter, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of The Navajo Nation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
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Apr 14 2022 Motion of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma for leave to file an appendix to an amicus curiae brief under seal GRANTED.
Apr 14 2022 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
Apr 15 2022 Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 27 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zachary C. Schauf, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Apr 29 2022 Letter of the Solicitor General correcting statements made during oral argument filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 29 2022 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.
Aug 01 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Aug 01 2022 MANDATE ISSUED
Aug 17 2022 Record returned to Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma (2 boxes).
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Counsel of Record
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

kshanmugam@paulweiss.com
Ph: (202) 223-7300
Party name: Oklahoma


Attorneys for Respondents
Zachary Charles Schauf
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block, LLP
1099 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001

ZSchauf@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta


Other Attorneys
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Ze-wen Julius Chen
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
2001 K Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

chenj@akingump.com
Ph: 202-887-4475
Party name: Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians


Klint Austin Cowan
Counsel of Record
Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens
100 N. Broadway, Suite 1700
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

kcowan@fellerssnider.com
Ph: (405) 232-0621
Party name: United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma


Michael R. Dreeben
Counsel of Record
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

mdreeben@omm.com
Ph: 202-383-5400
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Colby Daniel Duren
Counsel of Record
National Congress of American Indians
1516 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

cduren@ncai.org
Ph: (202) 466-7767
Party name: National Congress of American Indians


Troy A. Eid
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig LLP
1144 15th Street
Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202

eidt@gtlaw.com
Ph: 3035726521
Party name: Former United States Attorneys Michael Cotter, D. Michael Dunavant, Halsey B. Frank, Troy A. Eid, Thomas B. Hefflelfinger, David Iglesias, Brendan V. Johnson, Wendy Olson, Timothy Q. Purdon, and R. Trent Shores


Blaine H. Evanson
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612

bevanson@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (949) 451-3805
Party name: City of Tulsa, Oklahoma


Blaine H. Evanson
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071

bevanson@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 949-451-3805
Party name: Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma


Robert Harlan Henry
Counsel of Record
Robert Henry Law Firm
512 N. Broadway Ave.
Suite 230
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

rh@rhhenrylaw.com
Ph: 405-516-7824
Party name: Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma


Frank Sharp Holleman IV
Counsel of Record
Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
1425 K Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

fholleman@sonosky.com
Ph: 2026820240
Party name: Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma


Riyaz Amir Kanji
Counsel of Record
Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC
303 Detroit Street
Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

rkanji@kanjikatzen.com
Ph: 734-769-5400
Party name: Muscogee (Creek) Nation


Lawrence A. Kogan
Counsel of Record
The Kogan Law Group, P.C.
100 United Nations Plaza
Suite #14f
New York, NY 10017

lkogan@koganlawgroup.com
Ph: (917) 565-1521
Party name: Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation


Andrew William Lester
Counsel of Record
Spencer Fane LLP
9400 North Broadway Extension
Suite 600
Oklahoma City, OK 73114

alester@spencerfane.com
Ph: 4058449900
Party name: Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police


Mary Kathryn Nagle
Counsel of Record
Mary Kathryn Nagle, Esq.
P.O. Box 506
McLean, VA 22101

mkn@mknaglelaw.onmicrosoft.com
Ph: 2024070591
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center


Chrissi Ross Nimmo
Counsel of Record
Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465

chrissi-nimmo@cherokee.org
Ph: 9184586998
Party name: Cherokee Nation


Lynn H. Slade
Counsel of Record
Modrall Sperling Roehl Harris & Sisk, P.A.
500 Fourth Street N,.W., Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87102

lynn.slade@modrall.com
Ph: 505-848-1800
Party name: Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al


Paul Wesley Spruhan
Counsel of Record
Navajo Nation Department of Justice
P.O. Box 2010
Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ 86515

pspruhan@nndoj.org
Ph: 928-871-6210
Party name: The Navajo Nation, et al.


Judd Edward Stone II
Counsel of Record
Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

judd.stone@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: States of Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Nebraska


Katherine Crawford Yarger
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller LLP
700 Colorado Blvd.
Unit 407
Denver, CO 80206

katie@lehotskykeller.com
Ph: (303) 717-4749
Party name: The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association, The Association of Oklahoma Narcotic Enforcers and The 27 Oklahoma District Attorneys