No. 10-5258
Title:
Clifton Terelle McNeill, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:July 8, 2010
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(09-4083)
  Decision Date:March 8, 2010
  Rehearing Denied:April 5, 2010
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 2 2010 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 9, 2010)
Aug 2 2010 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 8, 2010.
Aug 9 2010 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 8, 2010.
Oct 1 2010 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 8, 2010.
Nov 8 2010 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Nov 19 2010 Reply of petitioner Clifton Terelle McNeill filed. (Distributed)
Nov 24 2010 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2010.
Jan 3 2011 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011.
Jan 7 2011 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Feb 7 2011 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, April 25, 2011.
Feb 9 2011 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 25, 2011.
Feb 9 2011 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 29, 2011.
Feb 25 2011 Joint appendix filed.
Feb 25 2011 Brief of petitioner Clifton Terelle McNeill filed.
Feb 25 2011 Motion for leave to file Volume II of the Joint Appendix under seal filed by petitioner Clifton Terelle McNeill.
Mar 2 2011 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 18, 2011.
Mar 4 2011 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed.
Mar 8 2011 CIRCULATED.
Mar 10 2011 Record recevied from U.S.C.A. for 4th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Mar 14 2011 Sealed record received from U.S.D.C. for Northern District of North Carolina. (1 envelope)
Mar 21 2011 Motion for leave to file Volume II of the Joint Appendix under seal GRANTED.
Mar 29 2011 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 18 2011 Reply of petitioner Clifton Terelle McNeill filed. (Distributed)
Apr 25 2011 Argued. For petitioner: Stephen C. Gordon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, N. C. For respondent: Curtis E. Gannon, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Jun 6 2011 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jul 8 2011 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 19 2011 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 4th Circuit.
Jul 19 2011 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Eastern District of North Carolina.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
G. Alan DuBois Asst. Federal Public Defender(919) 856-4236
    Counsel of Record 150 Fayetteville Street,
Suite 450
Raleigh, NC  27601
Alan_DuBois@fd.org
Party name: Clifton Terelle McNeill
 
Stephen C. Gordon Assistant Federal Public Defender(919) 856-4236
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 450
Raleigh, NC  27601
stephen_gordon@fd.org
Party name: Clifton Terelle McNeill
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
 
Curtis Gannon Assistant to the Solicitor General
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Other:
Jonathan D. Hacker O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
jhacker@omm.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.