No. 09-11311
Title:
Marcus Sykes, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:June 11, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  Case Nos.:(08-3624)
  Decision Date:March 12, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jun 9 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 12, 2010)
Jul 8 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 11, 2010.
Aug 9 2010 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Aug 18 2010 Reply of petitioner Marcus Sykes filed. (Distributed)
Aug 19 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2010.
Sep 28 2010 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Nov 8 2010 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 12, 2011,
Nov 12 2010 Brief of petitioner Marcus Sykes filed.
Nov 12 2010 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
Nov 12 2010 Motion to file volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioner Marcus Sykes.
Nov 19 2010 CIRCULATED.
Dec 1 2010 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011.
Dec 7 2010 Record from U.S.C.A. for Seventh Circuit is electronic.
Dec 7 2010 Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of Indiana is electronic.
Dec 13 2010 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 5 2011 Reply of petitioner Marcus Sykes filed. (Distributed)
Jan 7 2011 Motion to file volume II of the joint appendix under seal GRANTED.
Jan 12 2011 Argued. For petitioner: William E. Marsh, Indianpolis, Ind. For respondent: Jeffrey B. Wall, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 9 2011 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined.
Jul 11 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
William E. Marsh Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc.(317) 383-3520
    Counsel of Record111 Monument Circle, Suite 752
Indianapolis, IN  46204
Bill.Marsh@fd.org
Party name: Marcus Sykes
Attorneys for Respondent:
Neal Kumar Katyal Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ
Party name: United States
 
Jeffrey B. Wall Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States