No. 09-11121
Title:
J. D. B., Petitioner
v.
North Carolina
Docketed:June 2, 2010
Linked with 09A871
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of North Carolina
  Case Nos.:(190A09)
  Decision Date:December 31, 2009
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mar 16 2010 Application (09A871) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 31, 2010 to May 30, 2010, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Mar 19 2010 Application (09A871) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 28, 2010.
May 28 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2010)
Jun 25 2010 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Juvenile Law Center, et al.
Jun 28 2010 Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.
Jul 15 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010.
Jul 30 2010 Response Requested . (Due August 30, 2010)
Aug 24 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 29, 2010.
Sep 29 2010 Brief of respondent North Carolina in opposition filed.
Oct 14 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 29, 2010.
Nov 1 2010 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Juvenile Law Center, et al. GRANTED.
Nov 1 2010 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Nov 29 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent
Nov 30 2010 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Dec 10 2010 The time to file the respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 28, 2011.
Dec 16 2010 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Dec 16 2010 Brief of petitioner J. D. B. filed.
Dec 23 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 23, 2011.
Dec 23 2010 Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.
Dec 23 2010 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Dec 23 2010 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union filed.
Dec 23 2010 Brief amici curiae of Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, et al. filed.
Dec 23 2010 Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed.
Jan 14 2011 CIRCULATED.
Jan 21 2011 The time to file the respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 4, 2011.
Feb 4 2011 Brief of respondent North Carolina filed. (Distributed)
Feb 9 2011 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 11 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 11 2011 Brief amicus curiae of National District Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed)
Feb 11 2011 Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 22 2011 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 1 2011 Record received from Supreme Court of North Carolina. (1 envelope)
Mar 7 2011 Reply of petitioner J. D. B. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 23 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Barbara S. Blackman, Durham, N. C. For respondent: Roy Cooper, Attorney General, Raleigh, N. C.; and Eric J. Feigin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jun 16 2011 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined.
Jul 18 2011 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jul 19 2011 Record returned to Supreme Court of North Carolina.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Barbara S. Blackman Assistant Appellate Defender(919) 354-7210
    Counsel of Record 123 West Main St.,
Suite 500
Durham, NC  27701
barbara.s.blackman@nccourts.org
Party name: J. D. B.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Robert C. Montgomery Special Deputy Attorney General(919) 716-6587
    Counsel of Record North Carolina Department of Justice
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC  27602
rmont@ncdoj.gov
Party name: North Carolina
 
Roy A. Cooper III. Attorney General(919) 716-6500
Office of the Attorney General
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, NC  27602
Party name: North Carolina
Other:
Eric J. Feigin Assistant to the Solicitor General(202)-305-2452
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC  20530
eric.feigin@usdoj.gov
Party name: J. D. B. v. North Carolina
 
Thomas M. Fisher Solicitor General (317) 232-6255
Office of the Attorney General
IGC South, Fifth Floor
302 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN  46204
Tom.Fisher@atg.in.gov
Party name: Indiana, et al.
 
Jeffrey T. Green Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8000
1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
jgreen@sidley.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: the United States
 
Marsha L. Levick Juvenile Law Center(800) 875-8887
1315 Walnut Street
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA  19107
mlevick@jlc.org
Party name: Juvenile Law Center, et al.
 
Dennis D. Parker American Civil Liberties Union Foundation(212) 549-2500
125 Broad Street
New York, NY  10004
dparker@aclu.org
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union
 
John Charles Thomas Hunton & Williams LLP(804) 788-8522
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA  23219
jcthomas@hunton.com
Party name: National District Attorneys Association
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States
 
Angela C. Vigil Baker & McKenzie LLP(305) 789-8904
Sabadell Financial Center
1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1700
Miami, FL  33131
angela.vigil@bakermckenzie.com
Party name: Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, et al.
 
Stephen N. Zack President(312) 988-5000
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL  60654-7598
abapresident@abanet.org
Party name: American Bar Association