| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Jul 29 2005 | Application (05A112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 17, 2005 to September 16, 2005, submitted to Justice Thomas. | 
| Aug 2 2005 | Application (05A112) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 16, 2005. | 
| Sep 16 2005 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2005) | 
| Oct 11 2005 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including November 16, 2005. | 
| Nov 16 2005 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 18, 2005. | 
| Nov 18 2005 | Brief of respondent Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez in opposition filed. | 
| Nov 30 2005 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2006. | 
| Dec 5 2005 | Reply of petitioner United States filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Jan 6 2006 | Petition GRANTED. | 
| Feb 21 2006 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. | 
| Feb 21 2006 | The Clerk has approved use of the deferred joint appendix method. | 
| Mar 6 2006 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 18, 2006. | 
| Mar 20 2006 | Joint appendix filed. | 
| Mar 23 2006 | CIRCULATED. | 
| Mar 27 2006 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.  (1 envelope) | 
| Mar 28 2006 | Brief of respondent Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Mar 28 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Apr 5 2006 | Record received from U.S.D.C. Eastern Dist. of Missouri.  (2 boxes) | 
| Apr 11 2006 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed). | 
| Apr 18 2006 | Argued.  For petitioner:  Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.  For respondent:  Jeffrey L. Fisher, Seattle, Wash. | 
| Jun 26 2006 | Judgment is affirmed and case remanded.  Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined.  Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined. | 
| Jul 28 2006 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. | 
| Aug 14 2006 | Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 8th Circuit. | 
| Aug 14 2006 | Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Missouri. | 
| Aug 17 2006 | Acknowledgement of receipt (07/31/06) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit received. |