No. 12-609
Title:
Kansas, Petitioner
v.
Scott D. Cheever
Docketed:November 15, 2012
Lower Ct:Supreme Court of Kansas
  Case Nos.:(99,988)
  Decision Date:September 10, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 13 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2012)
Dec 4 2012 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 16, 2013.
Jan 11 2013 Brief of respondent Scott D. Cheever in opposition filed.
Jan 11 2013 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Scott D. Cheever.
Jan 23 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2013.
Jan 23 2013 Reply of petitioner Kansas filed. (Distributed)
Feb 19 2013 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2013.
Feb 25 2013 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Feb 25 2013 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Mar 25 2013 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 13, 2013.
Mar 25 2013 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 22, 2013.
Apr 2 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
Apr 3 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
May 13 2013 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
May 13 2013 Brief of petitioner Kansas filed.
May 17 2013 Brief amici curiae of National District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
May 20 2013 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed.
May 20 2013 Brief amici curiae of California, et al. filed.
May 20 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed.
May 23 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Jul 22 2013 CIRCULATED.
Jul 22 2013 Brief of respondent Scott D. Cheever filed. (Distributed)
Jul 23 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, October 16, 2013.
Jul 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law filed. (Distributed)
Jul 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Jul 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Aug 21 2013 Reply of petitioner Kansas filed. (Distributed)
Aug 22 2013 Record received from District Court of Supreme Court of Kansas - 3 boxes.
Aug 30 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Oct 16 2013 Argued. For petitioner: Derek Schmidt, Attorney General, Topeka, Kan.; and Nicole A. Saharsky, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Neal Katyal, Washington, D. C.
Dec 11 2013 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jan 13 2014 MANDATE ISSUED.
Jan 15 2014 Record from Supreme Court of Kansas has been returned.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Stephen R. McAllister Solicitor General(785) 296-2215
Office of Attorney General
120 S.W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS  66612
stevermac@fastmail.fm
Party name: Kansas
 
Derek L. Schmidt Attorney General(785) 296-2215
120 S.W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS  66612
stevermac@fastmail.fm
Party name: Kansas
Attorneys for Respondent:
Neal Kumar Katyal Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5528
    Counsel of Record555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Scott D. Cheever
 
Debra J. Wilson Capital and Conflicts Appellate Defender(785) 296-1833
Capital Appeals and Conflicts Office
701 S.W. Jackson, Third Floor
Topeka, KS  66603-3714
dwilson@sbids.org
Party name: Scott D. Cheever
Other:
Catherine M.A. Carroll Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202)-663-6072
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20006
catherine.carroll@wilmerhale.com
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
 
John Michael Chamberlain Deputy Attorney General(415) 703-1234
455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA  94102-11000
michael.chamberlain@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California, 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
 
Mark D. Harris Proskauer Rose LLP(212) 969-3530
1585 Broadway
New York, NY  10036-8299
mharris@proskauer.com
Party name: Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
 
Albert C. Locher National District Attorneys Assn.(703) 549-9222
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 110
Alexandria, VA  22314
lochera@sacda.org
Party name: National District Attorneys Association, et al.
 
Kent S. Scheidegger Criminal Justice Legal Foundation(916) 446-0345
2131 L Street
Sacramento, CA  95816
brfs@cjlf.org
Party name: Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
 
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