No. 24-860
Vide 24-820
 
Title: Johnnie Markel Carter, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed: February 11, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-1115)
   Decision Date: December 2, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 11 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 13, 2025)
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Feb 28 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) filed.
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Mar 04 2025 Brief amici curiae of Clinical Law Professors filed.
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Mar 05 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 13, 2025 to April 14, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Mar 06 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 14, 2025.
Mar 13 2025 Brief amici curiae of Former Bureau of Prisons Officials filed.
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Apr 10 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 14, 2025 to May 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 11 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 5, 2025.
May 05 2025 Brief of respondent United States in support filed.
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May 12 2025 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioner.
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May 13 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
May 14 2025 Reply of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed. Distributed
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May 28 2025 Supplemental brief of petitioner Johnnie Markel Carter filed.
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Jun 02 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
Jun 06 2025 Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-820 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Aug 12 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. VIDED.
Aug 15 2025 Amicus brief of NAACP, NAACP Empowerment Programs and NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. submitted.
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Aug 15 2025 Amicus brief of The Fortune Society submitted.
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Aug 15 2025 Amicus brief of Former Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
David A. O'Neil
Counsel of Record
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
801 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

daoneil@debevoise.com
Ph: (202) 383-8000
Party name: Johnnie Markel Carter


Attorneys for Respondents
D. John Sauer
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


Other Attorneys
Carlton Eliot Forbes
Counsel of Record
Cooley LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004

cforbes@cooley.com
Ph: 202-776-2117
Party name: NAACP, NAACP Empowerment Programs and NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.


Joshua Adam Matz
Counsel of Record
Hecker Fink LLP
1050 K Street NW
Suite 1040
Washington, DC 20001

jmatz@heckerfink.com
Ph: (212) 763-0883
Party name: Former Commissioners of the United States Sentencing Commission


Amelia Temple Redwood Starr
Counsel of Record
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

amelia.starr@davispolk.com
Ph: 2124504000
Party name: The Fortune Society


Scott P. Lewis
Counsel of Record
Anderson & Kreiger LLP
50 Milk Street
21st Floor
Boston, MA 02109

lewis@andersonkreiger.com
Ph: 6176216500
Party name: Former Bureau of Prisons Officials


Jarrod Lee Schaeffer
Counsel of Record
Abell Eskew Landau LLP
256 5th Avenue
5th Floor
New York, NY 10001

jschaeffer@aellaw.com
Ph: 646-970-7339
Party name: FAMM


Erica Kristine Zunkel
Counsel of Record
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic
University of Chicago Law School
6020 S. University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

ezunkel@uchicago.edu
Ph: 773-702-9611
Party name: Clinical Law Professors