No. 13-9972
Title:
Dennys Rodriguez, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:May 2, 2014
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(13-1176)
  Decision Date:January 31, 2014
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 1 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2014)
May 28 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including July 2, 2014.
Jun 13 2014 Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including August 1, 2014.
Jul 22 2014 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Aug 7 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2014.
Oct 2 2014 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Nov 17 2014 Brief of petitioner Dennys Rodriguez filed.
Nov 17 2014 Joint appendix filed.
Nov 21 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Nov 24 2014 Brief amici curiae of U.S. Justice Foundation, et al. filed.
Dec 2 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. 8th Circuit.
Dec 12 2014 CIRCULATED.
Dec 17 2014 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed)
Dec 23 2014 Brief amici curiae of States of Illinois, et al., filed. (Distributed)
Jan 13 2015 Reply of petitioner Dennys Rodriguez filed. (Distributed)
Jan 21 2015 Argued. For petitioner: Shannon P. O'Connor, First Assistant Federal Public Defender, Omaha, Neb. For respondent: Ginger D. Anders, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Apr 21 2015 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Scalia, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito, J., joined, and in which Kennedy, J., joined as to all but Part III. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
May 26 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
David R. Stickman Federal Public Defender(402) 221-7896
    Counsel of Record222 South 15th Street
Suite 300N
Omaha, NE  68102
david_stickman@fd.org
Party name: Dennys Rodriguez
 
Shannon Patrick O'Connor 222 South 15th Street, Suite 300N 4022217896
Omaha, NE  68102
shannon_o'connor@fd.org
Party name: Dennys Rodriguez
Attorneys for Respondent:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Ginger D. Anders Assistant to the Solicitor General
Solicitor General's Office
Department of Justice
Washington,, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Other:
Carolyn E. Shapiro Solicitor General(312) 814-3698
Office of the Attorney General
100 West Randolph Street
12th Floor
Chicago, IL  60601
cshapiro@atg.state.il.us
Party name: States of Illinois, et al.,
 
Herbert W. Titus William J. Olson, PC(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West
Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180 - 5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: U.S. Justice Foundation, et al.