No. 07-1015
Vide 07-1150, 07-827
Title:
John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al., Petitioners
v.
Javaid Iqbal, et al.
Docketed:February 6, 2008
Linked with 07A482
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  Case Nos.:(05-5768-cv, 05-5844-cv, 05-6379-cv, 05-6352-cv, 05-6386-cv, 05-6358-cv, 05-6388-cv)
  Decision Date:June 14, 2007
  Rehearing Denied:September 18, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 7 2007 Application (07A482) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 17, 2007 to January 16, 2008, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Dec 7 2007 Application (07A482) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until January 16, 2008.
Jan 4 2008 Application (07A482) to extend further the time from January 16, 2008 to February 6, 2008, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.
Jan 4 2008 Application (07A482) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until February 6, 2008.
Feb 6 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2008)
Feb 21 2008 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 21, 2008.
Mar 7 2008 Brief amici curiae of William P. Barr, et al. filed.
Apr 15 2008 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 9, 2008.
May 9 2008 Brief of respondents Javaid Iqbal, et al. in opposition filed.
May 27 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 12, 2008.
May 29 2008 Reply of petitioners John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al filed. (Distributed)
Jun 16 2008 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 15 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2008.
Jul 15 2008 The time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 24, 2008.
Aug 21 2008 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al.
Aug 29 2008 Brief of petitioner John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al filed.
Aug 29 2008 Brief of respondents Michael Rolince and Kenneth Maxwell in support of petitioners filed. (Distributed)
Aug 29 2008 Brief of respondent Dennis Hasty in support of petitioners filed. (Distributed)
Sep 5 2008 Brief amici curiae of William P. Barr, et al. filed.
Sep 8 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, December 10, 2008.
Sep 12 2008 CIRCULATED.
Oct 6 2008 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Oct 24 2008 Brief of respondent Javaid Iqbal filed. (Distributed).
Oct 30 2008 Brief amici curiae of Professors of Civil Procedure and Federal Practice filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2008 Record received U.S.C.A. for the 2nd Circuit (1 box).
Oct 31 2008 Brief amici curiae of Japanese American Citizens League, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Civil Rights Organizations filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2008 Brief amici curiae of Sikh Coalition, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2008 Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2008 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Ibrahim Turkman, et al. (Distributed)
Oct 31 2008 Letter received from counsel for amici Turkmen, et al. proposing a lodging of non-record material including handwritten notes and records of interviews with "high ranking" government officials.
Nov 17 2008 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Ibrahim Turkmen, et al. GRANTED.
Nov 17 2008 Record for the U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of New York is electronically filed. Docket sheet available. (1 envelope)
Nov 24 2008 Reply of petitioners John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al filed. (Distributed)
Nov 24 2008 Reply of respondents Michael Rolince and Kenneth Maxwell in support of petitioners filed. (Distributed)
Nov 24 2008 Reply of respondent Dennis Hasty in support of petitioners filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2008 Argued. For petitioners: Gregory G. Garre, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondents: Alexander A. Reinert, Yonkers, N.Y.
May 18 2009 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
Jun 19 2009 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Elena Kagan Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General, et al
Attorneys for Respondents:
Michael L. Martinez Crowell & Moring LLP(202) 624-2500
    Counsel of Record1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Dennis Hasty in support of petitioners
 
Alexander A. Reinert Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law(212) 790-0403
    Counsel of Record55 Fifth Ave., Rm. 929
New York, NY  10003
areinert@yu.edu
Party name: Javaid Iqbal, et al.
 
Brett M. Schuman Morgan Lewis & Bokius LLP(415) 415-1000
    Counsel of RecordOne Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA  94105
Party name: Michael Rolince and Kenneth Maxwell in support of petitioners
 
Allan Ides Loyola Law School(213) 736-1464
919 Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA  90041
idesa@lls.edu
Party name: Professors of Civil Procedure and Federal Practice
 
Elizabeth L. Koob Koob & Magoolaghan(914) 964-8888
221 Devoe Avenue
Yonkers, NY  10705
Party name: Javaid Iqbal, et al.
Other:
John E. Higgins Nixon Peabody LLP(518)-427-2704
677 Broadway, 10th Floor
Albany, NY  12207
Party name: Japanese American Citizens League, et al.
 
Harold Hongju Koh Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic(203) 432-1660
National Litigation Project
Yale Law School
127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT  06510
Party name: National Civil Rights Organizations
 
Stephen B. Pershing Constitution Litigation PC(202) 944-2856
777 6th Street NW, Suite 520
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: American Association for Justice
 
Brian E. Robinson The Sikh Coalition(212) 655-3095
40 Exchange Place
Suite 728
New York, NY  10018
Party name: Sikh Coalition, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
 
Richard A. Samp Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
rsamp@wlf.org
Party name: William P. Barr, et al.
 
Michael Winger Covington & Burlington LLP(212) 841-1000
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY  10018
Party name: Ibrahim Turkmen, et al.