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Docket for 20-18

No. 20-18

Title:	Arthur Gregory Lange, Petitioner v. California
Docketed:	July 14, 2020
Lower Ct:	Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District
Case Numbers:	(A157169)
Decision Date:	October 30, 2019
Discretionary Court Decision Date:	February 11, 2020
Questions Presented

Proceedings and Orders

Jul 10 2020

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2020)

Jul 28 2020

Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 13, 2020 to September 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.

Jul 29 2020

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 14, 2020.

Aug 13 2020

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice filed.

Sep 14 2020

Brief of respondent State of California in opposition filed.

Sep 22 2020

Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.

Sep 23 2020

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.

Sep 23 2020

Reply of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. (Distributed)

Oct 13 2020

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.

Oct 19 2020

Petition GRANTED.

Oct 26 2020

Amanda K. Rice, Esquire, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is invited to brief and argue, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment below.

Nov 05 2020

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Nov 05 2020

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange.

Nov 12 2020

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix, petitioner's brief on the merits, and respondent's brief on the merits in support is extended to and including December 4, 2020. The time to file the brief of the Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below is extended to and including January 8, 2021.

Nov 23 2020

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Dec 04 2020

Brief of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed.

Dec 04 2020

Brief of respondent State of California in support of vacatur filed.

Dec 10 2020

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amici curiae of DKT Liberty Project, et al. filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amici curiae of States of Illinois et al. filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amici curiae of Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth, Inc. filed.

Dec 11 2020

Brief amicus curiae of National College for DUI Defense filed.

Dec 17 2020

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange.

Dec 31 2020

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.

Jan 08 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below filed.

Jan 13 2021

Brief amici curiae of Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association filed. (Distributed)

Jan 13 2021

Brief amicus curiae of National Fraternal Order of Police filed. (Distributed)

Jan 14 2021

CIRCULATED

Jan 14 2021

Brief amici curiae of States of Ohio, Alabama, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Jan 14 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association filed. (Distributed)

Jan 15 2021

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Jan 15 2021

Motion for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General.

Jan 15 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Steven Penney filed. (Distributed)

Jan 15 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Mothers Against Drunk Driving filed. (Distributed)

Jan 21 2021

Record requested.

Jan 25 2021

Motion for divided argument filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Jan 25 2021

Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Jan 28 2021

Record received from the State of California Court of Appeal First Appellate District. The record is electronically filed.

Feb 05 2021

Reply of petitioner Arthur Gregory Lange filed. (Distributed)

Feb 08 2021

Reply of respondent State of California filed. (Distributed)

Feb 24 2021

Argued. For petitioner: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Stanford, Cal. For respondent supporting vacatur: Samuel T. Harbourt, Deputy Solicitor General, San Francisco, Cal. For Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below: Amanda K. Rice, Detroit, Mich. For United States, as amicus curiae, supporting affirmance: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Jun 23 2021

Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part II–A. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Thomas, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Kavanaugh, J., joined as to Part II. Roberts, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Alito, J., joined.

Jul 26 2021

MANDATE ISSUED.

Jul 26 2021

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

Attorneys

Attorneys for Petitioners

Jeffrey L. Fisher
Counsel of Record

Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
jlfisher@law.stanford.edu
Ph: (650) 7254851
Party name: Arthur Gregory Lange

Attorneys for Respondents

Samuel Thomas Harbourt
Counsel of Record

Cal. Dept. of Justice, Office of Solicitor General
455 Golden Gate Ave Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102
Samuel.Harbourt@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 415-510-3919
Party name: State of California

Other Attorneys

Jessica Ring Amunson

Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
JAMUNSON@JENNER.COM
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: DKT Liberty Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Reason Foundation, and Due Process Institute

Lisa S. Blatt

Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
LBLATT@WC.COM
Ph: 202-434-5050
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.

Spencer Ralph Brady

Office of the District Attorney, Sonoma County, Ca
600 Administrative Drive Room 212J
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
DA-Appeals@sonoma-county.org
Ph: 707-565-2311
Party name: Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association

David John Debold

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
DDEBOLD@GIBSONDUNN.COM
Ph: (202) 955-8500
Party name: Professor Steven Penney

Brian H. Fletcher

Acting Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States

Benjamin Michael Flowers

Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC
PO Box 8248
Cincinnati, OH 45249
bflowers@abkf.com
Ph: 614-705-6603
Party name: States of Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah

Elaine Janet Goldenberg

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
ELAINE.GOLDENBERG@MTO.COM
Ph: 202-220-1100
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

Brianne Jenna Gorod

Constitutional Accountability Center
1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center

Jeffrey T. Green

Green Lauerman Chartered P.L.L.C.
1050 30th Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
jeff@greenlawchartered.com
Ph: 240-286-5686
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

Larry H. James

Amundsen Davis LLC
500 South Front Street
Suite 1200
Columbus, OH 43215
ljames@amundsendavislaw.com
Ph: 614-229-4567
Party name: National Fraternal Order of Police

Jane Elinor Notz

Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois
115 South LaSalle Street
23rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
JANE.NOTZ@ILAG.GOV
Ph: 312-814-5376
Party name: States of Illinois et al.

William Jeffrey Olson

William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180
WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee

Donald John Ramsell

Ramsell & Associates LLC
128 S. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187-2400
donald.ramsell@dialdui.com
Ph: (630) 665-8780
Party name: National College for DUI Defense

Amanda Kelly Rice

Jones Day
150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2100
Detroit, MI 48226
ARICE@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: 313 733 3939
Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae in support of the judgment below

Gene Clayton Schaerr

Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability and Restore the Fourth, Inc.

Barbara Anne Smith

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, MO 63102
BARBARA.SMITH@BCLPLAW.COM
Ph: 314-259-2367
Party name: Mothers Against Drunk Driving

J. Scott Tiedemann

Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
6033 West Century Boulevard, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045
stiedemann@lcwlegal.com
Ph: (310) 981-2000
Party name: Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association

Ethan Haller Townsend

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
500 North Capitol Street Nw
Washington, DC 20001
EHTOWNSEND@MWE.COM
Ph: 2027568000
Party name: The Rutherford Institute

Joshua Aaron Windham

Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
jwindham@ij.org
Ph: 7047121490
Party name: Institute for Justice