No. 04-1203
Vide 04-1236
Title:
United States, Petitioner
v.
Georgia, et al.
Docketed:March 9, 2005
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-10168-GG)
  Decision Date:September 16, 2004
  Rehearing Denied:December 9, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 9 2005 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 8, 2005)
Mar 23 2005 Waiver of right of respondent Tony Goodman to respond filed.
Mar 31 2005 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 15, 2005.
Apr 15 2005 Brief of respondents Georgia, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Apr 25 2005 Reply of petitioner United States filed.
Apr 26 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2005.
May 9 2005 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 12, 2005.
May 16 2005 Petition GRANTED. The case is consolidated with No. 04-1236 and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
Jun 22 2005 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including July 29, 2005. VIDED.
Jul 20 2005 SET FOR ARGUMENT on November 9, 2005.
Jul 21 2005 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including September 22, 2005 (VIDED).
Jul 29 2005 Joint appendix filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief of petitioner United States filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of ADAPT, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amicus curiae of National Disability Rights Network filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of American Association on Mental Retardation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amicus curiae of Former President George H.W. Bush filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of Dick Thornburgh and National Organization on Disability filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED.
Jul 29 2005 Brief amici curiae of Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al. filed. VIDED.
Sep 22 2005 Brief of respondents Georgia, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 22 2005 CIRCULATED.
Sep 22 2005 Brief amici curiae of Tennessee, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 27 2005 Record received from U.S.C.A. 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Sep 28 2005 Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Oct 3 2005 Record received from U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of Georgia. (1 box)
Oct 7 2005 Motion of Tennessee, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.
Oct 11 2005 Motion of the Solicitor General for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 17 2005 Motion of Tennessee, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 27 2005 Reply of petitioner United States petitioner filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Nov 9 2005 Argued. For petitioner in No. 04-1203: Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For petitioner in No. 04-1236: Samuel R. Bagenstos, St. Louis, Mo. For respondents: Gregory A. Castanias, Washington, D.C.; and Gene C. Schaerr, Washington, D.C. (for Tennessee, et al., as amici curiae.)
Jan 10 2006 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Stevens, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.
Feb 10 2006 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 20 2006 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit.
Mar 20 2006 Record returned to U.S. District Court for Southern District of Georgia.
Mar 28 2006 Acknowledgement of receipt (02/14/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Attorneys for Respondents:
Drew S. Days III. Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-1500
    Counsel of Record2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20006
DDays@mofo.com
Party name: Tony Goodman
 
Gregory Andrew Castanias Jones Day(202) 879-3939
51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20001-2113
gcastanias@jonesday.com
Party name: Georgia, et al.
 
James W. Ellis 1117 Stanford Drive, NE(505) 277-2146
Albuquerque, NM  87131
Party name: American Association on Mental Retardation, et al.
 
David E. Langford Assistant Attorney General(404) 463-8850
Georgia Department of Law
40 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA  30334-1300
Party name: Georgia, et al.
Other:
Kathleen Behan Arnold & Porter(202) 942-5000
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004-1202
Party name: National Disability Rights Network
 
Jerrold J. Ganzfried Holland & Knight LLP(202) 469-5151
2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20006
jerry.ganzfried@hklaw.com
Party name: Paralyzed Veterans of America, et al.
 
Robert J. Grey Jr. American Bar Association(312) 988-5000
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60610
Party name: American Bar Association
 
Alan Stephen Hut Jr. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Former President George H.W. Bush
 
Charles T. Lester Jr. P.O. Box 75069(513) 685-7300
Ft. Thomas, KY  41075-0069
cteljr@fuse.net
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
 
Bradley S. Phillips Munger Tolles & Olson LLP(213) 683-9100
355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90071-1560
brad.phillips@mto.com
Party name: Dick Thornburgh and national Organization on Disability
 
Gene Schaerr Winston & Strawn LLP(202) 282-5000
1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
gschaerr@winston.com
Party name: Tennessee, et al.
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, et al.