No. 06-9130
Title:
Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali, Petitioner
v.
Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al.
Docketed:January 30, 2007
Linked with 06A696
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-11468)
  Decision Date:October 19, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jan 5 2007 Application (06A696) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 17, 2007 to March 8, 2007, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Jan 17 2007 Application (06A696) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until March 8, 2007.
Jan 25 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 1, 2007)
Feb 23 2007 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 2, 2007.
Mar 30 2007 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 2, 2007.
May 2 2007 Brief of respondents Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. filed.
May 8 2007 Reply of petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali filed.
May 9 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 24, 2007.
May 29 2007 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Jun 12 2007 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali.
Jun 20 2007 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.
Jun 29 2007 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 20, 2007.
Jun 29 2007 The time within which to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 31, 2007.
Jul 10 2007 Further extension of time to and including July 31, 2007, within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits.
Jul 10 2007 Further extension of time to and including September 24, 2007, within which to file respondents' brief on the merits.
Jul 31 2007 Joint appendix filed.
Jul 31 2007 Brief of petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali filed.
Aug 8 2007 Statement of cost for printing the joint appendix received pursuant to Rule 26.
Aug 25 2007 CIRCULATED.
Aug 30 2007 SET FOR ARGUMENT Monday, October 29, 2007.
Sep 12 2007 Record received from U.S.C.A. for 11th Circuit. ( 1envelope)
Sep 14 2007 Record received from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. (1 envelope)
Sep 24 2007 Brief of respondents Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al. filed.
Sep 25 2007 Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner GRANTED. Jean-Claude Andre, Esquire, of Los Angeles, California is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case.
Oct 22 2007 Reply of petitioner Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali filed. (Distributed).
Oct 29 2007 Argued. For petitioner: Jean-Claude Andre, Los Angeles, Cal. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondents: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Jan 22 2008 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED Thomas, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Ginsburg, and Alito, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined.
Feb 25 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 11 2008 Acknowledgement of receipt (02/28/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit received.
Jun 6 2008 Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the 11th Circuit.
Jun 6 2008 Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Georgia.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Jean-Claude Andre Ivey, Smith & Ramirez(310) 558-0932
    Counsel of Record2602 Cardiff Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90034-1843
jc.andre@isrlaw.com
Party name: Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali
Attorneys for Respondents:
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: Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al.
 
Kannon K. Shanmugam Assistant to the Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al.