No. 01-687 Status: DECIDED
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Leonard Cotton, Marquette Hall, Lamont Thomas, Matilda Hall,
Jovan Powell, Jesus Hall, and Stanley Hall, Jr.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
November 13, 2001 (99-4162, 99-4164, 99-417)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 31 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 13,
2001)
Dec 7 2001Brief of respondents Leonard Cotton, et al. in opposition filed.
Dec 7 2001 Motion of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
filed.
Dec 12 2001 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2002
Dec 12 2001Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.
filed.
Dec 18 2001Reply brief of petitioner United States filed.
Dec 19 2001 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2002
Jan 4 2002 Motion of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
GRANTED.
Jan 4 2002 Petition GRANTED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT April 15, 2002.
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Feb 19 2002Joint appendix filed.
Feb 19 2002Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Mar 8 2002 CIRCULATED.
Mar 11 2002 Record filed.
Mar 21 2002Brief of respondents Leonard Cotton, et al. filed.
Mar 21 2002Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers,et al. filed.
Apr 8 2002Reply brief of petitioner United States filed.
Apr 10 2002 LODGING consisting of twenty copies of transcript material
submitted by the Solicitor General and distributed. Ten copies of
tape recording of the above hearing received.
Apr 15 2002 ARGUED.
May 20 2002 Adjudged to be REVERSED and REMANDED Rehnquist, C.J., delivered
the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jun 19 2002 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 26 2002 Record returned to the USCA 4th Circuit.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: United States
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Thomas J. Saunders 207 East Redwood Street 4105479087
Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21202
Party name: Leonard Cotton
 
Arthur S. Cheslock 514 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Party name: Marquette Hall
 
Timothy J. Sullivan Sullivan & Sullivan 3019273035
7305 Baltimore Ave., Suite 301
College Park, MD 20740
Party name: Lamont Thomas and all respondents
 
David R. Solomon 207 East Redwood Street 4105397307
Baltimore, MD 21202
Party name: Matilda Hall
 
William H. Klumpp 1404 Cresthill Court 4108935353
Fallston, MD 21047
Party name: Jovan Powell
 
John D. Ash 4367 Hollins Ferry Road 4102475600
Suite 2-C
Baltimore, MD 21227
Party name: Jesus Hall
 
Stanley H. Needleman 1005 North Calvert Street 4103852020
Baltimore, MD 21202
Party name: Stanley Hall, Jr.
 
Other Attorneys:
Clayton A. Sweeney Jr. P.O. Box 55441 2155091012
Philadelphia, PA 19127-5441
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.