| No. 23-7809 *** CAPITAL CASE *** |
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| Title: |
Ruben Gutierrez, Petitioner v. Luis Saenz, et al. |
| Docketed: | June 26, 2024 |
| Linked with: | 23A1160 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-70009) |
| Decision Date: | February 8, 2024 |
| Rehearing Denied: | May 29, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Jun 25 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. Petition Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Appendix Proof of Service |
| Jun 25 2024 | Application (23A1160) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito. Main Document |
| Jul 09 2024 | Brief of respondent Luis Saenz in opposition filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jul 11 2024 | Reply of petitioner Ruben Gutierrez filed. Main Document Proof of Service |
| Jul 16 2024 | Application (23A1160) referred to the Court. |
| Jul 16 2024 | Application (23A1160) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. |
| Jul 25 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| Oct 04 2024 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. |
| Oct 18 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. Main Document |
| Oct 22 2024 | 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 December 3, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 17, 2025. |
| Nov 22 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, February 24, 2025. |
| Nov 26 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Dec 03 2024 | Brief of petitioner Ruben Gutierrez filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 03 2024 | Joint appendix (2 volumes) filed. (Statement of costs filed.) Main Document Main Document Proof of Service |
| Dec 10 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Dec 11 2024 | Documents under seal received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Jan 13 2025 | CIRCULATED |
| Jan 17 2025 | Brief of respondents Luis Saenz, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Jan 24 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Arkansas, et al. filed. (Distributed) Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count |
| Feb 04 2025 | Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and available with the Clerk. |
| Feb 14 2025 | Reply of petitioner Ruben Gutierrez filed. (Distributed) Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service |
| Feb 24 2025 | Argued. For petitioner: Anne E. Fisher, Assistant Federal Defender, Philadelphia, Pa. For respondents: William F. Cole, Deputy Solicitor General, Austin, Tex. |
| Jun 26 2025 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kagan, Kavanaugh, and Jackson, JJ., joined, and in which Barrett, J., joined as to all but Part II.B.2. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 28 2025 | Judgment Issued. Main Document |