No. 05-9264
Title:
Alphonso James, Jr., Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:February 16, 2006
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(04-12915)
  Decision Date:November 17, 2005
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Feb 14 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 20, 2006)
Feb 23 2006 Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Mar 2 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 17, 2006.
Mar 8 2006 Response Requested . (Due April 7, 2006)
Mar 29 2006 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 8, 2006.
May 8 2006 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 18 2006 Reply of petitioner Alphonso James, Jr. filed.
May 24 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 8, 2006.
Jun 12 2006 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition.
Jul 26 2006 Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 17, 2006.
Aug 14 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 7, 2006.
Aug 17 2006 Joint appendix filed.
Aug 17 2006 Brief of petitioner Alphonso James, Jr. filed.
Sep 6 2006 Extension of time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits to and including September 28, 2006.
Sep 13 2006 CIRCULATED.
Sep 28 2006 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Oct 6 2006 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Oct 23 2006 Letter received from the Solicitor General. (Distributed).
Oct 26 2006 Record received from U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Florida.
Oct 30 2006 Reply of petitioner Alphonso James, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Nov 7 2006 Argued. For petitioner: Craig L. Crawford, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Orlando, Fla. For respondent: Jonathan L. Marcus, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Apr 11 2007 Satement of costs for printing received.
Apr 18 2007 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C.J., and Kennedy, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
May 14 2007 Petition for Rehearing filed.
May 22 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 7, 2007.
Jun 11 2007 Rehearing DENIED.
Jun 11 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Sep 11 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit.
Sep 11 2007 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Middle District of Florida.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Craig L. Crawford Assistant Federal Public Defender(407) 648-6338
    Counsel of Record 201 South Orange Avenue
Suite 300
Orlando, FL  32801
craig_crawford@fd.org
Party name: Alphonso James, Jr.
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: United States
 
Jonathan L. Marcus Covington & Burling, LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20004
jmarcus@cov.com
Party name: United States