No. 05-547
Title:
Jose Antonio Lopez, Petitioner
v.
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Docketed:November 1, 2005
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-2397)
  Decision Date:August 9, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 31 2005 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 1, 2005)
Nov 23 2005 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 3, 2006.
Dec 20 2005 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 24, 2006.
Jan 24 2006 Brief of respondent Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed.
Jan 24 2006 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 25 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2006.
Mar 15 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2006.
Mar 23 2006 Supplemental brief of petitioner Jose Antonio Lopez filed. (Distributed)
Mar 27 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2006.
Apr 3 2006 Petition GRANTED The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 05-7664, Toledo-Flores v. United States, is granted. The cases are consolidated and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
May 12 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits to and including June 19, 2006.
Jun 16 2006 Brief amici curiae of Center for Court Innovation, et al. filed.
Jun 19 2006 Brief of petitioner Jose Antonio Lopez filed.
Jun 19 2006 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED.
Jun 19 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Jun 19 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Former General Counsels of the Immigration and Naturalization Service filed.
Jun 19 2006 Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jun 19 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights First filed. VIDED.
Jun 19 2006 Brief amici curiae of NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project, et al. filed. VIDED.
Jul 14 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
Jul 17 2006 CIRCULATED.
Jul 17 2006 Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including August 23, 2006.
Jul 19 2006 Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners. VIDED.
Aug 14 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 8th Circuit. (1 envelope).
Aug 23 2006 Brief of respondent Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General filed. VIDED. (Distributed).
Aug 23 2006 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Aug 23 2006 Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Sep 1 2006 Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners GRANTED. VIDED.
Sep 18 2006 Reply of petitioner Jose Antonio Lopez filed. (Distributed)
Oct 3 2006 Argued. For petitioner Lopez: Robert A. Long, Jr., Washington, D.C. For petitioner Toledo-Flores: Timothy Crooks, Houston, Tex. For respondents: Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Dec 5 2006 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jan 5 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Oct 31 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the Eighth Circuit.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Robert A. Long Jr. Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
    Counsel of Record1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
rlong@cov.com
Party name: Jose Antonio Lopez
Attorneys for Respondent:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Other:
Linda T. Coberly Winston & Strawn LLP(312) 558-5600
35 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL  60601
LCoberly@winston.com
Party name: Human Rights First
 
R. Ted Cruz Solicitor General(512) 936-1824
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548, MC-059
Austin, TX  78711-2548
Ted.Cruz@aog.state.tx.us
Party name: Texas, et al.
 
Michael S. Greco American Bar Association(312) 988-5000
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60610
Party name: Americo Bar Association
 
Christopher J. Meade Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
christopher.meade@wilmerhale.com
Party name: NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project, et al.
 
Neal D. Mollen Paul Hastings LLP(202) 551-1700
875 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20005
nealmollen@paulhastings.com
Party name: Former General Counsels of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
 
Nancy Morawetz Washington Square Legal Services Inc.(212) 998-6430
245 Sullivan Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY  10012
nancy.morawetz@nyu.edu
Party name: Center for Court Innovation, et al.
 
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
 
Jayashri Srikantiah Immigrants' Rights Clinic(650) 724-2442
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Oakland, CA  94305
Party name: Asian American Justice Center, et al.
 
Manuel D. Vargas NYSDA Immigrant Defense Project(718) 858-9658
25 Chapel Street, Suite 703
Brooklyn, NY  11201
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.