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No. 20-7622
 
Title: Merle Denezpi, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed: March 31, 2021
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (19-1213)
   Decision Date: October 28, 2020
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 26 2021 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 30, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 05 2021 Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Apr 08 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/23/2021.
Apr 19 2021 Response Requested. (Due May 19, 2021)
May 12 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 19, 2021 to June 18, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
May 13 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 18, 2021.
Jun 15 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 18, 2021 to July 19, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jun 16 2021 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 19, 2021.
Jul 19 2021 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 05 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
Oct 04 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
Oct 12 2021 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
Oct 18 2021 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
Nov 18 2021 Joint motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Nov 18 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 December 7, 2021. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 11, 2022.
Dec 07 2021 Brief of petitioner Merle Denezpi filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 07 2021 Joint appendix filed (statement of cost filed.)
Main Document Proof of Service
Dec 14 2021 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Dec 17 2021 ARGUMENT SET FOR Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Dec 21 2021 Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 10th Circuit.
Jan 11 2022 Brief of respondent United States filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Jan 18 2022 CIRCULATED
Jan 18 2022 Brief amici curiae of Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022 Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022 Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys John C. Anderson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022 Brief amici curiae of Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jan 18 2022 Brief amici curiae of States of Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Utah filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 09 2022 Reply of petitioner Merle Denezpi filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Feb 22 2022 Argued. For petitioner: Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erica L. Ross, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Feb 23 2022 Letter of the Solicitor General correcting a statement made by counsel for the government at oral argument filed. (Distributed)
Main Document
Jun 13 2022 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Barrett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Breyer, Alito, and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor and Kagan, JJ., joined as to Parts I and III.
Jul 15 2022 JUDGMENT ISSUED
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Michael B. Kimberly
Counsel of Record
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
500 North Capitol Street NW
The McDermott Building
Washington, DC 20001
mkimberly@mwe.com
Ph: (202) 756-8901
Party name: Merle Denezpi


Theresa M. Duncan
Duncan Earnest LLC
P.O. Box 2769
Santa Fe, NM 87504
teri@duncanearnest.com
Ph: 5057106586
Party name: Merle Denezpi


Attorneys for Respondents
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
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


Other Attorneys
Ian Heath Gershengorn
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block
1099 New York Ave., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
IGershengorn@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians


Keith James Hilzendeger
Counsel of Record
Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona
850 West Adams Street
Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007
keith_hilzendeger@fd.org
Ph: 6023822781
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Mary Kathryn Nagle
Counsel of Record
Pipestem and Nagle Law PC
401 S. Boston Ave
Suite 2200
Tulsa, OK 74103
mknagle@pipestemlaw.com
Ph: 2024070591
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians


Eric Reuel Olson
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
1300 Broadway
10th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
eric.olson@coag.gov
Ph: 7205086548
Party name: States of Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Utah


Robert Trent Shores
Counsel of Record
GableGotwals
110 North Elgin, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74137
tshores@gablelaw.com
Ph: 918-595-4800
Party name: Former United States Attorneys John C. Anderson, et al.


Jennifer H. Weddle
Counsel of Record
Greenberg Traurig
1144 15th Street, Ste. 3300
Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202
weddlej@gtlaw.com
Ph: 3035726565
Party name: Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians

 

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