| No. 24-872 *** CAPITAL CASE *** | |
| Title: | John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Joseph Clifton Smith |
| Docketed: | February 14, 2025 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (21-14519) |
| Decision Date: | November 14, 2024 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 12 2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 17, 2025) |
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| Feb 19 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 17, 2025 to April 16, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Feb 28 2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 16, 2025 (30-day extension of time). |
| Mar 17 2025 | Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 17 2025 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
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| Apr 16 2025 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Joseph Clifton Smith. |
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| Apr 16 2025 | Brief of respondent Joseph Clifton Smith in opposition filed. |
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| May 06 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025. |
| May 06 2025 | Reply of petitioner John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 27 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025. |
| Jun 02 2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025. |
| Jun 06 2025 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jun 06 2025 | Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether and how courts may consider the cumulative effect of multiple IQ scores in assessing an Atkins claim. |
| Jun 16 2025 | Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
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| Jun 24 2025 | Motion to extend the time within which 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 August 4, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 17, 2025. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr. Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General 501 Washington Ave Montgomery, AL 36130 EDMUND.LACOUR@ALABAMAAG.GOV | 334-242-7300 |
| Party name: Commissioner, Alabama Dept. of Corrections | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Kacey Keeton Counsel of Record | Federal Defender, Middle District of Alabama 817 S. Court Street Montgomery, AL 36104 kacey_keeton@fd.org | 334-834-2099 |
| Party name: Joseph Clifton Smith | ||
| Other | ||
| D. John Sauer Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Alan Michael Hurst Counsel of Record | Idaho Office of the Attorney General 700 W. Jefferson Street Boise, ID 83720 alan.hurst@ag.idaho.gov | 2083342400 |
| Party name: State of Idaho, et al. | ||