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Docket for 21-429

No. 21-429

Title:	Oklahoma, Petitioner v. Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta
Docketed:	September 21, 2021
Linked with:	21A168
Lower Ct:	Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Case Numbers:	(F-2017-1203)
Decision Date:	April 29, 2021
Questions Presented

Proceedings and Orders

Sep 17 2021

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Sep 22 2021

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, State of Oklahoma
Blanket Consent

Oct 20 2021

Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document

Oct 21 2021

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021.

Oct 21 2021

Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Oct 21 2021

Brief amici curiae of Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Oct 21 2021

Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Oct 21 2021

Brief amici curiae of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Oct 29 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Cherokee Nation filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Nov 15 2021

Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta in opposition filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Nov 16 2021

Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Nov 18 2021

Brief amici curiae of Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Nov 19 2021

Application (21A168) to file reply brief in excess of word limits, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
Main Document Proof of Service

Nov 22 2021

Response of Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta to application filed.
Main Document Proof of Service

Nov 29 2021

Application (21A168) denied by Justice Gorsuch.

Dec 08 2021

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.

Dec 08 2021

Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Jan 10 2022

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.

Jan 18 2022

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.

Jan 21 2022

Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The case will be set for argument in the April 2022 argument session. Petitioner's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, February 28, 2022. Respondent's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 28, 2022. The reply brief is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3.

Feb 09 2022

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Oklahoma.
Main Document Proof of Service

Feb 09 2022

Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Oklahoma
Blanket Consent

Feb 10 2022

Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta
Blanket Consent

Feb 22 2022

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

Feb 28 2022

Brief of petitioner Oklahoma filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Certificate of Word Count

Mar 07 2022

Brief amici curiae of The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Mar 07 2022

Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Mar 07 2022

Brief amicus curiae of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Mar 07 2022

Motion for leave to file appendix to amicus curiae brief under seal filed by City of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Main Document Proof of Service

Mar 15 2022

ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Mar 16 2022

Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, and also from the Tulsa County District Court.

Mar 22 2022

Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. (1 Box)

Mar 23 2022

CIRCULATED

Mar 28 2022

Record received from the U.S. District Court for Tulsa County. (1 Box)

Mar 28 2022

Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 01 2022

Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 04 2022

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 04 2022

Brief amici curiae of Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 04 2022

Brief amici curiae of Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 04 2022

Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys Michael Cotter, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Apr 04 2022

Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Apr 04 2022

Brief amici curiae of The Navajo Nation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 04 2022

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service

Apr 04 2022

Brief amicus curiae of United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count

Apr 04 2022

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
Main Document Proof of Service

Apr 14 2022

Motion of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma for leave to file an appendix to an amicus curiae brief under seal GRANTED.

Apr 14 2022

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

Apr 15 2022

Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 27 2022

Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zachary C. Schauf, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)

Apr 29 2022

Letter of the Solicitor General correcting statements made during oral argument filed. (Distributed)
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Jun 29 2022

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

Aug 01 2022

JUDGMENT ISSUED

Aug 01 2022

MANDATE ISSUED

Aug 17 2022

Record returned to Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma (2 boxes).

Attorneys

Attorneys for Petitioners

Kannon K. Shanmugam
Counsel of Record

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
kshanmugam@paulweiss.com
Ph: (202) 223-7300
Party name: Oklahoma

Attorneys for Respondents

Zachary Charles Schauf
Counsel of Record

Jenner & Block, LLP
1099 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
ZSchauf@jenner.com
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta

Other Attorneys

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

Ze-wen Julius Chen
Counsel of Record

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
2001 K Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
chenj@akingump.com
Ph: 202-887-4475
Party name: Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians

Klint Austin Cowan
Counsel of Record

Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens
100 N. Broadway, Suite 1700
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
kcowan@fellerssnider.com
Ph: (405) 232-0621
Party name: United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma

Michael R. Dreeben
Counsel of Record

O’Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
mdreeben@omm.com
Ph: 202-383-5400
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Colby Daniel Duren
Counsel of Record

National Congress of American Indians
1516 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
cduren@ncai.org
Ph: (202) 466-7767
Party name: National Congress of American Indians

Troy A. Eid
Counsel of Record

Greenberg Traurig LLP
1144 15th Street
Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202
eidt@gtlaw.com
Ph: 3035726521
Party name: Former United States Attorneys Michael Cotter, D. Michael Dunavant, Halsey B. Frank, Troy A. Eid, Thomas B. Hefflelfinger, David Iglesias, Brendan V. Johnson, Wendy Olson, Timothy Q. Purdon, and R. Trent Shores

Blaine H. Evanson
Counsel of Record

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
3161 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
bevanson@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (949) 451-3805
Party name: City of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Blaine H. Evanson
Counsel of Record

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
bevanson@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 949-451-3805
Party name: Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma

Robert Harlan Henry
Counsel of Record

Robert Henry Law Firm
512 N. Broadway Ave.
Suite 230
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
rh@rhhenrylaw.com
Ph: 405-516-7824
Party name: Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma

Frank Sharp Holleman IV
Counsel of Record

Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
1425 K Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
fholleman@sonosky.com
Ph: 2026820240
Party name: Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Riyaz Amir Kanji
Counsel of Record

Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC
303 Detroit Street
Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
rkanji@kanjikatzen.com
Ph: 734-769-5400
Party name: Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Lawrence A. Kogan
Counsel of Record

The Kogan Law Group, P.C.
100 United Nations Plaza
Suite #14f
New York, NY 10017
lkogan@koganlawgroup.com
Ph: (917) 565-1521
Party name: Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation

Andrew William Lester
Counsel of Record

Spencer Fane LLP
9400 North Broadway Extension
Suite 600
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
alester@spencerfane.com
Ph: 4058449900
Party name: Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police

Mary Kathryn Nagle
Counsel of Record

Mary Kathryn Nagle, Esq.
P.O. Box 506
McLean, VA 22101
mkn@mknaglelaw.onmicrosoft.com
Ph: 2024070591
Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

Chrissi Ross Nimmo
Counsel of Record

Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
chrissi-nimmo@cherokee.org
Ph: 9184586998
Party name: Cherokee Nation

Lynn H. Slade
Counsel of Record

Modrall Sperling Roehl Harris & Sisk, P.A.
500 Fourth Street N,.W., Suite 1000
Albuquerque, NM 87102
lynn.slade@modrall.com
Ph: 505-848-1800
Party name: Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al

Paul Wesley Spruhan
Counsel of Record

Navajo Nation Department of Justice
P.O. Box 2010
Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ 86515
pspruhan@nndoj.org
Ph: 928-871-6210
Party name: The Navajo Nation, et al.

Judd Edward Stone II
Counsel of Record

Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
judd.stone@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: States of Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Nebraska

Katherine Crawford Yarger
Counsel of Record

Lehotsky Keller LLP
700 Colorado Blvd.
Unit 407
Denver, CO 80206
katie@lehotskykeller.com
Ph: (303) 717-4749
Party name: The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association, The Association of Oklahoma Narcotic Enforcers and The 27 Oklahoma District Attorneys