No. 07-751
Title:
Cordell Pearson, et al., Petitioners
v.
Afton Callahan
Docketed:December 6, 2007
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(06-4135)
  Decision Date:July 16, 2007
  Rehearing Denied:September 6, 2007
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 4 2007 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2008)
Jan 3 2008 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 6, 2008.
Feb 6 2008 Brief of respondent Afton Callahan in opposition filed.
Feb 14 2008 Reply of petitioners Cordell Pearson, et al. filed.
Feb 20 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 14, 2008.
Mar 17 2008 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 21, 2008.
Mar 24 2008 Petition GRANTED In addition to the questions presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following Question: "Whether the Court's decision in Saucier v. Katz, 533 U. S. 194 (2001) should be overruled? .
Apr 30 2008 The time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 6, 2008.
Jun 6 2008 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Jun 6 2008 Brief of petitioners Cordell Pearson, et al. filed.
Jun 6 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Texas Association of School Boards in support of neither party filed.
Jun 9 2008 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, October 14, 2008.
Jun 12 2008 Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
Jun 13 2008 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jun 13 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Counties, et al. filed.
Jun 30 2008 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 6, 2008.
Jul 3 2008 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jul 17 2008 CIRCULATED
Aug 4 2008 Record received from the U.S.C.A. for the Tenth Circuit. (1 box)
Aug 6 2008 Brief of respondent Afton Callahan filed. (Distributed)
Aug 11 2008 Brief amici curiae of National Police Accountability Project, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 11 2008 Brief amicus curiae of ACLU filed. (Distributed)
Aug 13 2008 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Legal Institute filed. (Distributed).
Aug 13 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed).
Aug 13 2008 Brief amicus curiae of National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights filed. (Distributed).
Aug 18 2008 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Sep 5 2008 Reply of petitioners Cordell Pearson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 11 2008 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the District of Utah. (1 envelope containing 1 volume.) The remainder of this record is electronically filed.
Oct 14 2008 Argued. For petitioners: Peter Stirba, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Theodore P. Metzler, Jr., Washington, D.C.
Jan 21 2009 Judgment REVERSED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Feb 23 2009 Judgment Issued
May 7 2009 Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the District of Utah.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Peter Stirba Stirba, PC(801) 364-8300
    Counsel of Record215 South State Street, Suite 750
P.O. Box 810
Salt Lake City, UT  84111-0810
peter@stirba.com
Party name: Cordell Pearson, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
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: Afton Callahan
 
Theodore P. Metzler Jr. Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Afton Callahan
Other:
Michael Avery Suffolk Law School(617) 573-8551
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA  02108
Party name: National Police Accountability Project, et al.
 
Seth M. Galanter Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-6947
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 6000
Washington, DC  20006
SGalanter@mofo.com
Party name: National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
 
Jeffrey A. Lamken MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2000
The Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20037
jlamken@mololamken.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Richard Ruda 108 Newlands St.(202) 365-1363
Chevy Chase, MD  20815
rmruda@hotmail.com
Party name: National Association of Counties, et al.
 
Michael A. Scodro Solicitor General(312) 814-3312
Office of the Attorney General
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL  60601
mscodro@atg.state.il.us
Party name: Illinois, et al.
 
Kelly J. Shackelford Liberty Institute(972) 941-4444
2001 Plano Parkway, Suite 1600
Plano, TX  75075
kshackford@libertyinstitute.org
Party name: Liberty Legal Institute
 
Steven R. Shapiro American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
sshapiro@aclu.org
Party name: ACLU
 
Malcolm L. Stewart Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
malcolm.l.stewart@usdoj.gov
Party name: Cordell Pearson, et al. v. Afton Callahan
 
Ramon G. Viada III. Viada & Strayer(281) 419-6338
17 Swallow Tail Court, Suite 100
Houston, TX  77381
Party name: Texas Association of School Boards in support of neither party