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Docket for 20-5279

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No. 20-5279
Title:	William Dale Wooden, Petitioner v. United States
Docketed:	August 5, 2020

Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Case Numbers:	(19-5189)
Decision Date:	December 19, 2019
Rehearing Denied:	February 26, 2020
Discretionary Court Decision Date:

Questions Presented

Date	Proceedings and Orders
Jul 24 2020	Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020)
	Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service Other
Aug 12 2020	Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
	Main Document
Aug 27 2020	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.

Sep 22 2020	Response Requested. (Due October 22, 2020)

Oct 14 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2020 to November 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Oct 15 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 23, 2020.

Nov 09 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 23, 2020 to December 23, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
	Main Document
Nov 10 2020	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 23, 2020.

Dec 21 2020	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Jan 06 2021	Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed. (Distributed)
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 07 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.

Feb 12 2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.

Feb 22 2021	Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to Question 2 presented by the petition.

Mar 05 2021	Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
	Main Document
Mar 22 2021	Joint motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including May 3, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including June 28, 2021.

May 03 2021	Brief of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 03 2021	Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.)
	Main Document Proof of Service
May 10 2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 10 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 10 2021	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Federal Defenders filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 10 2021	Brief amici curiae of Professors of Criminal Law filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 10 2021	Brief amicus curiae of FAMM filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 10 2021	Brief amicus curiae of Human Rights For Kids filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Jun 28 2021	Brief of respondent United States filed.
	Main Document Proof of Service
Jul 13 2021	ARGUMENT SET FOR Monday, October 4, 2021.

Jul 28 2021	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.

Jul 28 2021	Reply of petitioner William Dale Wooden filed.
	Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 28 2021	Record received from the U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit has been electronically filed.

Aug 03 2021	CIRCULATED

Oct 04 2021	Argued. For petitioner: Allon Kedem, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.

Mar 07 2022	Judgment REVERSED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined as to all but Part II–B. Sotomayor, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kavanaugh, J., filed a concurring opinion. Barrett, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Sotomayor, J., joined as to Parts II, III, and IV.

Apr 08 2022	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAME	ADDRESS	PHONE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Allon Kedem Counsel of Record	Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 allon.kedem@arnoldporter.com	2029426234
Party name: William Dale Wooden
William Dale Wooden	48306-074 P.O. Box 9000 Forrest City, AR 72336
Party name: William Dale Wooden
Attorneys for Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record	Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov	202-514-2217
Party name: United States
Other
Donald Burke Counsel of Record	Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP 2000 K St NW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20006 dburke@robbinsrussell.com	202-775-4491
Party name: Professors of Criminal Law
Michael R. Dreeben Counsel of Record	O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 mdreeben@omm.com	202-383-5300
Party name: National Association of Federal Defenders
Devi Maheswari Rao Counsel of Record	Attorney at Law 501 H Street NE, Suite 275 Washington, DC 20002 devi.rao@macarthurjustice.org	202-869-3434
Party name: Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center
Gregory Gerber Rapawy Counsel of Record	Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. 1615 M Street N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 grapawy@kellogghansen.com	202-326-7967
Party name: FAMM
Peter Bert Siegal Counsel of Record	Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 799 9th Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20001 peter.siegal@nortonrosefulbright.com	(202) 662-4663
Party name: National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Tony William Torain II Counsel of Record	Polsinelli P.C. 1401 I Street, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 twtorain@polsinelli.com	2027833300
Party name: Human Rights For Kids