| No. 23-1345 |
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| Title: |
Danny Richard Rivers, Petitioner v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division |
| Docketed: | June 26, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-11031) |
| Decision Date: | April 15, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Jun 24 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 26, 2024) Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jul 26 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 26 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jul 26 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars Lee Kovarsky, et al. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Aug 07 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Aug 12 2024 | Response Requested. (Due September 11, 2024) |
| Aug 29 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 11, 2024 to October 11, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. Main Document |
| Aug 30 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 11, 2024. |
| Oct 11 2024 | Brief of respondent Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 29 2024 | Reply of petitioner Danny Richard Rivers filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Oct 30 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024. |
| Nov 14 2024 | Rescheduled. |
| Nov 18 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |
| Dec 02 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024. |
| Dec 06 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Jan 21 2025 | Brief of petitioner Danny Richard Rivers filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 21 2025 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jan 28 2025 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 28 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Professor Lee Kovarsky, et al. filed. (Corrected version) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 28 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 28 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and State Prosecutors filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 28 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Phillips Black, Inc. filed. Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Jan 28 2025 | Amici brief of Professor Lee Kovarsky, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - January 31, 2025) |
| Feb 10 2025 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 31, 2025. |
| Feb 13 2025 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Feb 18 2025 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Feb 19 2025 | Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and available with the Clerk. |
| Feb 19 2025 | CIRCULATED |
| Feb 20 2025 | Brief of respondent Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 27 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service |
| Feb 27 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Senator John Cornyn filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 27 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Arkansas, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 27 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 27 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 27 2025 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Mar 10 2025 | Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. |
| Mar 20 2025 | Reply of petitioner Danny Richard Rivers filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Mar 31 2025 | Argued. For petitioner: Peter A. Bruland, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Matthew Guarnieri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for
United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Jun 12 2025 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Jackson, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. |
| Jul 14 2025 | Judgment Issued. Main Document |