| No. 21-442 *** CAPITAL CASE *** |
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| Title: |
Rodney Reed, Petitioner v. Bryan Goertz |
| Docketed: | September 22, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-70022) |
| Decision Date: | April 22, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Sep 20 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021) Petition Appendix Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 13 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 21, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Oct 14 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021. See Rule 30.1 |
| Oct 22 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 22 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Nov 18 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 22, 2021 to January 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Nov 19 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 5, 2022. |
| Dec 28 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 5, 2022 to January 19, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Dec 29 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 19, 2022. |
| Jan 19 2022 | Brief of respondents Bryan Goertz, et al. in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 01 2022 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 02 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| Feb 22 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| Feb 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022. |
| Mar 14 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022. |
| Mar 21 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022. |
| Mar 28 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022. |
| Apr 11 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022. |
| Apr 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Constitutional Accountability Center GRANTED. |
| Apr 25 2022 | Petition GRANTED. |
| May 02 2022 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Main Document |
| May 19 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 1, 2022. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 23, 2022. |
| Jun 14 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, October, 11, 2022. |
| Jun 22 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Rodney Reed Blanket Consent |
| Jun 22 2022 | Record requested from the 5th Circuit. |
| Jun 22 2022 | The record from the U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer. |
| Jun 24 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Bryan Goertz, et al. Blanket Consent |
| Jul 01 2022 | Brief of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 01 2022 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jul 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Eight Retired Judges filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Fred Smith Jr. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Law Enforcement Action Partnership and the National Police Accountability Project filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Exonerees Michael Morton and Anthony Graves, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts Scholars filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 08 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Chase Baumgartner filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 21 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 03 2022 | USDC, W. Dist., Tex. record on appeal, including sealed filings, has been electronically received by the Clerk. |
| Aug 23 2022 | Brief of respondent Bryan Goertz filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Aug 30 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Sep 22 2022 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Reed filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Oct 11 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Parker Rider-Longmaid, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Judd E. Stone, II, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
| Apr 19 2023 | Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Gorsuch, J., joined. |
| May 22 2023 | Judgment issued. Main Document |