No. 02-1794
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Manuel Flores-Montano
Docketed:June 11, 2003
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-50306)
  Decision Date:March 14, 2003
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 11 2003 Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 11, 2003)
Jul 3 2003 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 11, 2003.
Jul 28 2003 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including September 10, 2003.
Sep 10 2003 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Manuel Flores-Montano.
Sep 10 2003 Brief of respondent Manuel Flores-Montano in opposition filed.
Sep 24 2003 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 10, 2003.
Sep 26 2003 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 14 2003 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Oct 14 2003 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 22 2003 Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent.
Nov 4 2003 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States.
Nov 5 2003 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 26, 2003.
Nov 17 2003 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Nov 26 2003 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation filed.
Nov 28 2003 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Dec 1 2003 Motion to appoint counsel filed by respondent GRANTED. Steven F. Hubachek, Esquire, of San Diego, California is appointed to serve as counsel for the respondent in this case.
Dec 10 2003 SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday February 25, 2004.
Dec 17 2003 CIRCULATED.
Dec 24 2003 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including January 12, 2004.
Jan 7 2004 Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Jan 7 2004 Brief of respondent Manuel Flores-Montano filed. (Distributed)
Jan 12 2004 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Jan 15 2004 Record received from the U.S.D.C. for the Southern Dist. of California. (1 envelope)
Feb 11 2004 Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 25 2004 Argued. For petitioner: Lisa S. Blatt, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Steven F. Hubachek, San Diego, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.)
Mar 30 2004 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Rehnquist, C. J. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion.
Apr 30 2004 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 5 2004 Acknowledgement of receipt (05/05/04) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Theodore B. Olson Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Lisa S. Blatt Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondent:
John C. Lemon 1350 Columbia Street(619) 794-0423
    Counsel of RecordSuite 600
San Diego, CA  92101
john@jcl-lawoffice.com
Party name: Manuel Flores-Montano
 
Steven F. Hubachek Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. (619) 234-8467
225 Broadway, Suite 900
San Diego, CA  92101-5008
steven_hubachek@fd.org
Party name: Manuel Flores-Montano
Other:
John Wesley Hall Jr. 1202 Main Street(501) 371-9131
Suite 210
Little Rock, AR  72202
ForHall@aol.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation