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No. 21-1394
 
Title: John Fitisemanu, et al., Petitioners
v.
United States, et al.
Docketed: April 29, 2022
Linked with: 21A494
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (20-4017, 20-4019)
   Decision Date: June 15, 2021
   Rehearing Denied: December 27, 2021
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 09 2022 Application (21A494) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 27, 2022 to April 27, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Mar 10 2022 Application (21A494) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until April 27, 2022.
Apr 11 2022 Application (21A494) to extend further the time from April 27, 2022 to May 26, 2022, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Written Request Proof of Service
Apr 18 2022 Application (21A494) denied by Justice Gorsuch.
Apr 27 2022 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 31, 2022)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 12 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
May 13 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 30, 2022, for all respondents.
May 26 2022 Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022 Brief amici curiae of Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022 Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Samoan Federation of America, Inc. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 27 2022 Brief amicus curiae of Virgin Islands Bar Association filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 31 2022 Brief amici curiae of Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 31 2022 Brief amici curiae of Citizenship Scholars filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
May 31 2022 Brief amici curiae of Former Federal and Local Judges filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 06 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 30, 2022 to July 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jun 07 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 29, 2022.
Jul 13 2022 Brief amici curiae of Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association in support of respondents filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jul 22 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 29, 2022 to August 29, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Jul 25 2022 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including August 29, 2022.
Aug 29 2022 Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count
Aug 29 2022 Brief of respondents American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Sep 14 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
Sep 14 2022 Reply of petitioners John Fitisemanu, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Oct 04 2022 Rescheduled.
Oct 11 2022 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/14/2022.
Oct 17 2022 Petition DENIED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Matthew Dempsey McGill
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
mmcgill@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 202-955-8500
Party name: John Fitisemanu, et al.


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 of America, et al.


Michael Francis Williams
Counsel of Record
Kirkland and Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
michael.williams@kirkland.com
Ph: 202-389-5000
Party name: American Samoa Government and the Hon. Aumua Amata


Other Attorneys
Dwyer Stenquist Arce
Counsel of Record
Kutak Rock LLP
1650 Farnam Street
The Omaha Building
Omaha, NE 68102
Dwyer.Arce@KutakRock.com
Ph: 402.346.6000
Party name: Virgin Islands Bar Association


Gregory Jacob Dubinsky
Counsel of Record
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
gdubinsky@hsgllp.com
Ph: 6468375151
Party name: Former Federal and Local Judges


Mark Christopher Fleming
Counsel of Record
WilmerHale
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
mark.fleming@wilmerhale.com
Ph: 6175266000
Party name: Scholars of Constitutional Law and Legal History


Joseph Edward Horey
Counsel of Record
Banes Horey Berman and Miller LLC
PO Box 501969
Saipan, MP 96950
jhorey@pacificlawyers.law
Ph: (670) 234-5684
Party name: Northern Marianas Descent Corporation & United Carolinians Association


Steven Joseph Horowitz
Counsel of Record
Sidley Austin LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
shorowitz@sidley.com
Ph: (312) 853-7143
Party name: Citizenship Scholars


Neal Kumar Katyal
Counsel of Record
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Ph: 202 637 5528
Party name: Descendants of Dred Scott and Isabel Gonzalez


Cesar Antonio Lopez Morales
Counsel of Record
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1152 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
clopez-morales@orrick.com
Ph: 202-339-8471
Party name: Samoan Federation of America, Inc.


Alejandro Agustin Ortiz
Counsel of Record
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
ortiza@aclu.org
Ph: 3323233888
Party name: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation


David Meir Zionts
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burlington LLP
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
dzionts@cov.com
Ph: (202) 662-5987
Party name: Current and Former Elected Officials of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

 

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