No. 21-499
 
Title: Carlos Vega, Petitioner
v.
Terence B. Tekoh
Docketed: October 4, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (18-56414)
   Decision Date: January 15, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: June 3, 2021
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 01 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2021)
Petition Other Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Oct 29 2021 Waiver of right of respondent Terence B. Tekoh to respond filed.
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Nov 02 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
Nov 03 2021 Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed.
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Nov 03 2021 Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
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Nov 03 2021 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Police Organizations filed.
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Nov 04 2021 Response Requested. (Due December 6, 2021)
Dec 06 2021 Brief of respondent Terence B. Tekoh in opposition filed.
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Dec 22 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
Dec 22 2021 Reply of petitioner Carlos Vega filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 10 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
Jan 14 2022 Petition GRANTED.
Feb 16 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Terence B. Tekoh
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Feb 16 2022 Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Carlos Vega
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Feb 28 2022 Brief of petitioner Carlos Vega filed.
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Feb 28 2022 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amici curiae of Local Government Organizations (IMLA) filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Police Organizations filed.
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Mar 07 2022 Brief amici curiae of Arizona, et al. filed.
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Mar 08 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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Mar 15 2022 ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Mar 16 2022 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
Mar 17 2022 The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is electronic and located on Pacer, with the exception of one Sealed document that has been electronically filed.
Mar 23 2022 CIRCULATED
Mar 30 2022 Brief of respondent Terence B. Tekoh filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022 Brief amici curiae of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Professor Charles D. Weisselberg filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of False Confession and Wrongful Conviction Scholars filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of The American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022 Brief amici curiae of Historians of Criminal Procedure filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 06 2022 Brief amicus curiae of The National Police Accountability Project filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 08 2022 Reply of petitioner Carlos Vega filed. (Distributed)
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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 20 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Roman Martinez, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Paul L. Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, Cal.
Jun 23 2022 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
Jul 25 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Roman Martinez V
Counsel of Record
Latham & Watkins, LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004

roman.martinez@lw.com
Ph: 202-637-3377
Party name: Carlos Vega


Attorneys for Respondents
Paul Lindsey Hoffman
Counsel of Record
Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP
200 Pier Ave.
Suite 226
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

hoffpaul@aol.com
Ph: 3107177373
Party name: Terence B. Tekoh


Other Attorneys
Steven Edwards Art
Counsel of Record
Loevy & Loevy
311 N. Aberdeen St., 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60607

steve@loevy.com
Ph: 312-243-5900
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


James Patrick Davy
Counsel of Record
All Rise Trial & Appellate
P.O. Box 15216
Philadelphia, PA 19125

jimdavy@allriselaw.org
Ph: (215) 792-3579
Party name: The National Police Accountability Project


Drew Curtis Ensign
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
2005 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004

drew.ensign@azag.gov
Ph: 602-542-5025
Party name: Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia


Drew Curtis Ensign
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
2005 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004

drew.ensign@azag.gov
Ph: 602-542-5025
Party name: State of Arizona, et al.


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

brianne@theusconstitution.org
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Jeffrey Matthew Harris
Counsel of Record
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
1600 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

jeff@consovoymccarthy.com
Ph: 202-321-4120
Party name: National Association of Police Organizations


Brett Max Kaufman
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004

bkaufman@aclu.org
Ph: 2125492603
Party name: The American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute


Wesley M. Oliver
Counsel of Record
Duquesne University School of Law
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

oliverw@duq.edu
Ph: 617-909-9849
Party name: Historians of Criminal Procedure


Elizabeth B. Prelogar
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


Charles Harker Rhodes IV
Counsel of Record
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

harker.rhodes@kirkland.com
Ph: (202) 389-5000
Party name: Local Government Organizations (IMLA)


Dan Stormer
Counsel of Record
Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP
128 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103

dstormer@hadsellstormer.com
Ph: (626) 585-9600
Party name: False Confession and Wrongful Conviction Scholars


Charles David Weisselberg
Counsel of Record
University of California
School of Law
Berkeley, CA 94720-7200

cdw@berkeley.edu
Ph: 510-643-8159
Party name: California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Professor Charles D. Weisselberg